Alpinia caerulea Red Back has broad green leaves with a red underside, growing. Specimen or tub plant, indoor & outdoor. Prefers light to full shade and grows well indoors, with fragrant white flowers late spring to early summer, followed by blue berries. It is the Alpinia caerulea, better known as Red Backed Ginger, Native Ginger or Ginger ‘Red Back’. fragrant white flowers late spring to early summer, followed by blue berries. Creamy-white flowers appear in summer followed by clusters of deep blue berries. One of 6 species of Alpinia native to Australia.An Upright plant growing to 2m and produces spikes of blue berries after fragrant white or purple flowers and long lasting attractive blue fruit. Alpinia purpurata ; Media in category "Alpinia purpurata" The following 200 files are in this category, out of 275 total. arundelliana F.M.Bailey APNI* Description: Perennial herb to 2 m high. Alpinia caerulea Red Back: Common Names: Native Ginger, Red Back Ginger: Foliage Type: Evergreen: Native: Yes: Plant Type: Edible, Fruit, Perennial, Tropical: Plant Habit: Clumping, Upright: Typical Availability: Medium: Description: An attractive native ginger with large green leaves with a vibrant red undersides to them. and has a nice bushy habit. Alpinia caerulea "Common Ginger" $10.00 1 Alpinia caerulea "Red" "Common Ginger" $3.50 $10.00 1 Alpinia zerumbet variegata "Variegated Shell Ginger" $12.00 1 Amorphophallus sp. Availabilty: Out of Stock ENQUIRE NOW. Berries are edible and loved by birds, if you're tempted to try the berries eat only the flesh and not the seeds. Callistemon ‘Wilderness White’-Bottle Brush Callistemon 'Wilderness White' $ 8.30. Both the spicy root and bright blue fruits may be eaten. Inflorescence 5–8 cm long, glabrous; pedicels to 4 mm long. $10.00 1 Anthocephalus chinensis "Kadam" $10.00 6 Araucaria bidwillii "Bunya Pine" $10.00 17 Araucaria heterophylla "Norfolk Island pine" "Norfolk Island pine" $25.00 17 Archidendron lucyi "Scarlet Bean" … SKU: 200-ALPIN.CAERU Categories: FOLIAGE/TROPICALS, PLANTS Size: 200mm. Red Back Ginger. Black She-Oak: Allocasuarina torulosa: Forest She-Oak: ALLOXYLON: Alloxylon flammeum: Tree Waratah: Alloxylon pinnatum: Dorrigo Waratah: ALPHITONIA: Alphitonia excelsa: Red Ash: ALPINIA: Alpinia arundeliana: Dwarf Ginger: Alpinia caerulea: Native Ginger: Alpinia caerulea "Red Back" Atherton Tableland Ginger: Alpinia modesta: Broad Leaf Ginger: ALYOGYNE: Alyogyne huegelii "West Coast … Native ginger Alpinia caerulea/coerulea is an attractive, easy to grow feature plant and also a bushfood with a mild, tangy ginger flavour. 1-3m. A variety of Alpinia caerulea, the broad green leaves have a red underside. (previous page) 011 ginger red.jpg 488 × 480; 128 KB. This is native ginger, Alpinia caerulea ‘Red Back’, planted in an internal courtyard, doesn’t it look beautiful? Alpinia caerulea, commonly known as native ginger or in the case of the subspecies from the Atherton Tableland red back ginger, is an understorey perennial herb to 3 m, growing under rainforest, gallery forest and wet sclerophyll forest canopy in eastern Australia. Stay safe and healthy. The ginger tasting roots were eaten and the flesh from the bright blue fruit. APNI* Synonyms: Alpinia caerulea var. Alpinia caerulea Red Back (Ginger) 175mm. Alpinia caerulea, commonly known as native ginger or in the case of the subspecies from the Atherton Tableland red back ginger, is an understorey perennial herb to 3 m, growing under rainforest, gallery forest and wet sclerophyll forest canopy in eastern Australia. Please wash your hands and practise social distancing. Outer tepals 3–4 mm long. The leaves are large and shiny. Alpinia caerulea Red Back $125/1000 seeds – upcoming collection February/March. Versatile plant used by Aboriginal people. Alpinia caerulea quantity. Plants A - Z. Common Name: Atherton Native Ginger. Alpinia Caerulea Atherton Red Back Native Ginger Seeds. Grows best in partly shaded moist locations.Bower Birds love the fruit. Native Ginger. This ginger is a clumping upright plant with striking maroon/red-backed leaves. back; Plant added to inquiry list Close. Leaves with lamina lanceolate, 12–25 mm long, 2–4 cm wide, glabrous, apex acuminate; ligule 3–4 mm long, entire, usually minutely ciliate. Several species are cultivated as ornamental plants. 2 in stock. . Description ; Please read text! Alpinia caerulea red is a beautiful ginger, native to Australia, from the rainforest understories of Northern NSW and Southern QLD. I always knew this form of green leaved native ginger as Galangal though “native ginger” seems to be more commonly used by everyone else these days. … NATIVE AUSTRALIAN GINGER- A WHITE FLOWERING DEEP GREEN WITH RED BACK FOLIAGE PLANT WITH EDIBLE RHIZOME AND FRUIT GENUS ALPINIA CAERULEA Native ginger, Alpinea caerulea is a foliage plant to 1.2 metres with erect stems rising from a creeping rhizome and producing large green leaves on opposite sides of the stem. Pages in category "Alpinia purpurata" This category contains only the following page. White flowers, purple berries in spring and summer. A magenta wild flower.jpg 640 × 480; 46 KB. Tropical Plants, Palms, House plants, Rare and Unusual Plants, Native Trees. Dec 3, 2018 - Alpinia caerulea - red back native ginger is edible and a good bush tucker plant. Back. Dec 3, 2018 - Alpinia caerulea - red back native ginger is edible and a good bush tucker plant. 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