Sowing months
May–Jun
Sunlight
Part shade
Water
Damp through the rains
Mature size
1–1.5 m
First harvest
Flowers year two
Family
Zingiberaceae
Where it grows
balcony, ground
Good for
beauty, healing
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Mulch the rhizome heavily where winters are cold.
A Himalayan ginger relative with scented white flowers and aromatic rhizomes.
Growing it
Mulch the rhizome heavily where winters are cold.
What it is for
Traditional aromatic; a fine scented pot for a hill garden.