FoliageRed Ginger
Alpinia purpurata
Red Ginger (Alpinia purpurata) is a perennial, hardy in USDA zones 10-11, that matures to about 6-10ft × 3-5ft. It does best in part shade with medium water needs. Expect pink and red blooms in summer.
- USDA zones
- 10-11
- Sun
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 6-10ft × 3-5ft
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Foliage
- Green
- Bloom color
- Pink, Red
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Native to
- Malaysia, Pacific Islands
In the landscape
AccentTropical
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Red Ginger is hardy to about 30°F (estimated from USDA zone 10), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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