Dichorisandra thyrsiflora

Also Known As

Blue Ginger

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 2'-6'
W: 1'-4'

planting zones

9a-11

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Dichorisandra thyrsiflora plant details

Dichorisandra thyrsiflora is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with blue, green, variegated and white foliage. In summer blue flowers emerge. Grows well with bright shade and even moisture water. Does well in average and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Dichorisandra thyrsiflora

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: commelinaceae
Foliage: deciduous blue, green, variegated and white
Mature size: 1 FT - 4 FT - wide, 2 FT - 6 FT - tall
Flowers: blue blooms in summer
Uses: container plant, houseplant, showy, tropical-looking

GROWING CONDITIONS for Dichorisandra thyrsiflora

USDA Zones: 9a - 11
Sun exposure: bright shade
Watering frequency: even moisture
Resistant to: verticillium wilt
Soil needs: average and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

This beautiful upright grower brings weeks of color to the potted garden throughout the fall, just when many summer bloomers are finished. The deep, royal blue and white-striped flowers form large clusters at the tips of erect stems in fall and early winter. Not a true ginger, the trick to blooming this delightful species is to prune only at the end of its blooming cycle.

By: Logee's Plants for Home & Garden

Dichorisandra thyrsiflora is often called the blue ginger due to it looking like a blue Costus ginger. It is in fact a member of the Commelinaceae family AKA wandering jew family. This plant holds it leaves up on stems 2 to 4 feet high and will bloom blue flowers once mature. The leaves when juvenile are often streaked with silver and white markings on green to yellow foliage. The markings tend to leave as the plant matures. The plant can be grown as a miniature if cut back from time to time making it usable in terrariums but it is often grown in tropical gardens or containers for the amazing blue flowers they produce.

By: Brian's Botanicals

Deep purplish-blue blooms are borne in 6" spikes in summer and fall. Tropical glossy green ginger like foliage is borne on stiff fleshy stems. Prefers humidity when in growth. A Dawn Stover Nifty Fifty favorite herbaceous plant! Dawn is a Research Associate at Stephen F Austin in Nacogdoches, TX and currently maintains the Mast Arboretum plant collection. For more about Dawn, the wonderful arboretum, and Stephen F Austin's excellent horticultural program click here.