Alpinia nutans, the shellflower, or dwarf cardamom, is a Southeast Asian plant of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae), and is a medicinal plant used to control hypertension, as diuretic, antifungal, and antiulcer. In Japan it is used as food preservative.

Alpinia nutans belongs to the Alpinia genus within the Zingiberaceae family. It performs reliably across temperate, subtropical zones in our experience.

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