Zingiber mioga Plants from Japan Average-to-dry soils in light shade

Average-to-dry soils in light shade is perfect

green palm foliage and sharp "needles" at the base to protect the seeds

he selected this gem from thousands of open pollinated seedlings of the deciduous Agapanthus 'Mood Indigo'

this is the earliest curcuma to flower

so unlike our native jack-in-the-pulpits

Zingiber mioga Plants from Japan Average-to-dry soils in light shadeFrom the Japanese woodlands comes this hardy edible ginger. The 3' stalks of green leaves make a tropical looking specimen in the woodland garden. From late summer through fall, the small, light yellow, orchid like flowers peek out from the base of the plant at ground level. In Japan the new shoots and flowers are eaten as a seasonal dish.