Nursery · Alpinia nutans
Alpinia nutans
Alpinia nutans
Grown by Downes, Trademart.
Size
Varies by species
Water
Moderate
Light
Full sun to part shade
Growth
Moderate
$17.50 / 200mm (inc. GST)
Available now
Pot size: 200mmgrown height ≈ 0.4–0.8m
Yard pickup
16 New Canterbury Rd, Petersham. Ready same day.
Sydney delivery
$85 flat, delivered on our trucks within 48hrs.
Plant health guarantee
Replace or refund within 60 days.
Planting service
Installed and mulched on request.
On the plant
Why we specify it.
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.
Growing conditions
Care sheet.
Sun
Full sun to part shade
Soil
Well-drained
Water
Moderate
Growth rate
Moderate
Mature size
Varies by species
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