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Japanese Ginger Zingiber mioga

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Description

Japanese ginger is a deciduous perennial in the ginger family (Zingiberaceae) native to Japan. 

 

 

Additional Zingiber mioga images at Juniper Level Botanical Gardens

More information on Zingiber.

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Cultivars / Varieties:
  • 'Dancing Crane'
    Variegated and less cold hardy
  • 'Silver Arrow'
    Variegated and less cold hearty
  • 'White Feather'
    Variegated and less cold hardy
'Dancing Crane', 'Silver Arrow', 'White Feather'
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Cultivars / Varieties:
  • 'Dancing Crane'
    Variegated and less cold hardy
  • 'Silver Arrow'
    Variegated and less cold hearty
  • 'White Feather'
    Variegated and less cold hardy
'Dancing Crane', 'Silver Arrow', 'White Feather'
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  • Attributes:
    Genus:
    Zingiber
    Species:
    mioga
    Family:
    Zingiberaceae
    Life Cycle:
    Perennial
    Edibility:
    Flower buds and tender shoots are used in cooking
  • Leaves:
    Hairs Present:
    No
  • Stem:
    Stem Is Aromatic:
    No