Botanical Name: Kaempferia parviflora
Common Names: Black Ginger, Krachai Dam, Thai Ginseng
Black Ginger is a ginger herb from Southeast Asia. It’s not your average ginger; this one has a deep purple to black root. It's been used for in Thai traditional medicine for vitality and energy. It's becoming pretty popular here for its powerful qualities.
Features:
Ideal prune height range: Up to 20 cm tall
pH growing conditions: Prefers slightly acidic to neutral soil
Shade or full sun: Mostly shade in Perth
Time to rhizome harvest: Wait until the leaves die back in winter dormancy.
Black Ginger is a small, low-growing plant that looks great in a pot. It needs good drainage and likes a humid summer. It goes dormant in winter, which means the leaves disappear, and that’s when you can dig up the rhizomes. Give it a feed high in phosphorus to get nice, big roots. A powerhouse of natural compounds.
Interesting Notes:
This plant is a cousin to regular ginger but has special polymethoxyflavones. People use it to feel more energised, help with muscle endurance, and even for boosting other good things. It is one of those plants that keeps on giving.
Limited stock. Pick up from Parkwood, WA. Delivery to Perth Metro only.
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