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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

Zingiber mioga is a culinary ginger from Japan with lance-shaped, tropical-looking green foliage that are arranged alternately on strong stalks. This species is probably the hardiest of the true gingers and cultivated for its edible young shoots and delicate yellow flower buds that emerge from the base in late summer. The remainder of the plant is not edible. A beautiful ornamental as well in the shaded woodland garden. Hardy to zone 7b.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

(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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By: Hiroshi Kumai

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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