Red Button Ginger features showy spikes of orange flag-like flowers with yellow overtones and ruby-red bracts at the ends of the stems from mid winter to late fall. Hawaiians would also use the red ginger’s stem to cure stomachaches and headaches.Other Names: Scarlet Spiral Flag, Indian Head GingerĪ beautiful plant with spiraled stems and broadly oval deep green glossy foliage the bracts of the flowers are deep red and stand out against the foliage easy to grow and flowers most of the year excellent for patio pots, or massed on the landscape In Hawaii, royalty wore leis of red ginger in ceremonies. Cut off flowers at the ground once they’ve passed their prime. Info: This container plant may attract bees, butterflies or certain wild birds to your balcony garden. You can also plant offsets or divide the rhizomes for propagation. Propagation: The red ginger plant rarely produces seeds, but if it does, the seeds will take up to three weeks to germinate, and from two to three years to become a mature, flowering plant.

But this plant is generally healthy and easy to care for. Pests and Diseases: Red ginger can be plagued by aphids, mealybugs, earwigs, thrips, scale, fungus, root rot and nematodes. If you live in a colder area, bring your red ginger into an indoor garden during the winter.įertilizer: The red ginger plant grows best in rich soil, so fertilize monthly with a high- nitrogen liquid fertilizer.

The plant's foliage will begin to die at 41 degrees. Temperature: Do not let red ginger experience temperatures below 45 degrees Fahrenheit for long periods of time. Water: When it comes to watering the red ginger plant, make sure its soil constantly moist. Light: Partial sun is fine, but red ginger will grow best in full sun.

How to propagate red button ginger