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Alpinia caerulea Red Back
Alpinia caerulea Red Back
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Alpinia caerulea 'Red Back', "Australian Native Ginger', 'Atherton Red
- Mature size: 1.5-2m tall x 1m wide
- Recommended spacing: 1m apart
- Ideal growing conditions: Part-full shade.
- Growth rate: Moderate.
Uses: Pot/container plant, patio/verandah plant, indoor/house plant, native garden, understory planting, shaded courtyard, garden filler, mass plantings, feature shrub, informal privacy screen, tropical garden, erosion control/bank stability.
Noteworthy: Australian Native ginger, hardy evergreen, low maintenance, attracts birds and other pollinators.
Tolerant: Pruning/cut-backs, moist-free draining soil.
Colour/Growth form: Tall upright clumping growth with broad pointed green leaves with rusty brown-maroon undersides, fragrant white flowers followed by blue berries.
Alpinia caerulea 'Red Back', is native to the rainforests of Northern New South Wales and Southern Queensland. This Australian Native Ginger grows 1.5-2 meters tall, thriving in part to full shade. It features tall clumps of broad green leaves with maroon undersides and produces fragrant white flowers followed by blue berries. Ideal for native gardens, shaded courtyards, and erosion control, this hardy evergreen is low maintenance, attracts pollinators, and is suitable for containers or as a feature shrub.
- Mature size: 1.5-2m tall x 1m wide
- Recommended spacing: 1m apart
- Ideal growing conditions: Part-full shade.
- Growth rate: Moderate.
Uses: Pot/container plant, patio/verandah plant, indoor/house plant, native garden, understory planting, shaded courtyard, garden filler, mass plantings, feature shrub, informal privacy screen, tropical garden, erosion control/bank stability.
Noteworthy: Australian Native ginger, hardy evergreen, low maintenance, attracts birds and other pollinators.
Tolerant: Pruning/cut-backs, moist-free draining soil.
Colour/Growth form: Tall upright clumping growth with broad pointed green leaves with rusty brown-maroon undersides, fragrant white flowers followed by blue berries.
Alpinia caerulea 'Red Back', is native to the rainforests of Northern New South Wales and Southern Queensland. This Australian Native Ginger grows 1.5-2 meters tall, thriving in part to full shade. It features tall clumps of broad green leaves with maroon undersides and produces fragrant white flowers followed by blue berries. Ideal for native gardens, shaded courtyards, and erosion control, this hardy evergreen is low maintenance, attracts pollinators, and is suitable for containers or as a feature shrub.
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