Zingiber mioga Blue Foliage Plants This new and hard-to-find introduction

This new and hard-to-find introduction from NC's conifer expert

yunnanense grows taller (to 10-12' tall) and has more open flowers with more purple markings

We have enjoyed this unique selection of Hosta plantaginea since the late Dr

a great way to lighten the woodland garden floor

interspersed in late fall and again in late winter/early spring with fragrant dark purple flowers nestled just below the leaf tips

Zingiber mioga Blue Foliage Plants This new and hard-to-find introductionFrom 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.