GINGERS HAVE BECOME EVER MORE POPULAR PLANTS IN THE UNITED STATES AND ONLY THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG OF WHAT IS OUT THERE IS CURRENTLY BEING GROWN HERE. ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GINGERS IS ALPINIA SANDERAE, SOMETIMES JUST CALLED ALPINIA VARIEGATA. THOUGH THE BLOOM SPIKES ON THIS GINGER ARE NOT ESPECIALLY NOTABLE, THE LEAVES ARE SO BEAUTIFUL THAT THIS IS ALL THAT MATTERS. IT IS A PLANT THAT JUMPS OUT AT YOU IN THE LANDSCAPE OR IN LARGE POTS WHERE IT IS OFTEN GROWN. THIS IS A GINGER THAT IS TRULY TROPICAL (IT'S FROM NEW GUINEA) AND ONE WHICH LOVES HIGH HUMIDITY, THOUGH THERE ARE MANY GINGERS CURRENTLY BEING DISCOVERED, WHICH CAN TAKE CONSIDERABLE AMOUNTS OF COLD. THIS PARTICULAR PLANT IS BEING SEEN MORE OFTEN FOR SALE--IN THE GOOD WEATHER TIMES. IT WAS RECENTLY SPOTTED AT THE HOME DEPOT, FOR EXAMPLE, AN ENCOURAGING SIGN FOR TROPICAL PLANT LOVERS.
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