Alpinia pumila Ensete Each clump is topped with

Each clump is topped with 38" scapes in early summer with near white flowers

I guess it should have been named 'Slim's Fast'

kaibabensis are the largest in the species

plant one near a lady fern

Alpinia pumila Ensete Each clump is topped withThanks to ginger guru Tom Wood for telling us about Alpinia pumila which has become one of our favorite hardy gingers. Alpinia pumila hails from the Chinese provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, and Yunnan where it can be found in mountain valleys at 1,600' 3,600' elevation. Alpinia pumila makes a diminutive, slowly stoloniferous, tropical looking groundcover with 6" long x 3" wide green leaves highlighted by broad silver streaks. The cardamom