Zingiber mioga

Also Known As

Zingiber mioga manacata
Edible Ginger
Japanese Hardy Ginger
Mioga Ginger
Myoga Ginger

Plant type

perennial, herb

size

H: 3'-6'
W: 1'-5'

planting zones

6a-11

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Zingiber mioga plant details

Zingiber mioga is a broadleaf deciduous or semi-evergreen perennial herb with green foliage. In fall and summer cream and yellow flowers emerge. Grows well with sun - shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant, humidity tolerant and verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Zingiber mioga

Plant type: perennial herb
Plant family: zingiberaceae
Foliage: deciduous or semi-evergreen green
Mature size: 1 FT - 5 FT - wide, 3 FT - 6 FT - tall
Flowers: cream and yellow blooms in fall and summer
Uses: border plant, clumping, container plant, edible, exotic, foliage plant, medicinal, showy

GROWING CONDITIONS for Zingiber mioga

USDA Zones: 6a - 11
Sun exposure: sun - shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
Resistant to: heat, humidity and verticillium wilt
Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

(MIOGA GINGER) Unusual edible plant that grows in cool winter areas. It forms a colony of stems 30-40" tall and 3-4' wide with pretty green leaves on stems that provide the tropical look of ginger in a temperate garden! This is a winter dormant perennial.

By: Secret Garden Growers

A hardy ginger form Japan and Korea with exotic looking edible yellow flowers it is hardy to at least -15 °F apparently it's grown for its flower buds. Before they open, picked and used in stir fry, with a milder flavor than the more familiar spicy ginger root (Z. officinale). ZONE 6

By: Arrowhead Alpines

Mioga Ginger. A treasured food crop in Japan where the new shoots are prized as a vegetable and the flower buds are considered a delicacy. This clumps up quickly in rich moist soil in shade and produces exotic Iris-like creamy white flowers at ground level in late summer and fall.

By: Far Reaches Farm

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Photo of Zingiber mioga foliage by Hiroshi Kumai

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By: Hiroshi Kumai

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By: Lance Wright

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Gardening facts about Zingiber mioga plant

How to Grow Zingiber mioga

Sun Exposure
- sun - shade
Water Needs
- even moisture - regular
Soil Needs
- average
- well-drained
- rich
Special Situation
- heat tolerant
- humidity tolerant
- verticillium wilt resistant