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Alpinia modesta
Also called Narrow Leaved Ginger
Narrow-leaf ginger (Alpinia modesta) is a rhizomatous ginger from the wet tropical forests of northeast Queensland, grown for its slender leaves and ornamental shade-tolerant habit. Keep it moist and shaded in warm, humid conditions.
Alpinia modesta (common name - narrow-leaf ginger) is a plant in the Zingiberaceae (ginger family). It was first described in 1904 by Ferdinand von Mueller.
It is native to Queensland, Australia.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
