Enhance your garden with the exotic beauty of Red Green Torch Ginger, an heirloom flowering plant known for its striking red and green blooms and dramatic torch-like appearance. Perfect for borders, tropical-themed gardens, and container planting, this hardy and low-maintenance plant adds vibrant color and unique texture to your landscape. Its impressive flowers also attract pollinators, making it a functional and ornamental addition.
Features & Specifications:
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Plant Type: Perennial tropical flowering plant
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Height/Spread: 4 – 8 feet tall, clumping growth habit
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Flower Color: Red with green accents
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Light Requirement: Full sun to partial shade
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Soil Type: Well-drained, fertile soil enriched with organic matter
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Special Traits: Easy to grow, pollinator-friendly, hardy, low-maintenance
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Seed Type: Open-pollinated, Heirloom, Non-GMO
Planting & Sowing Instructions:
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Sowing Time: Sow indoors 8–10 weeks before the last frost or outdoors after frost danger has passed.
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Soil Preparation: Use well-draining, fertile soil enriched with compost or organic matter.
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Sowing Depth: Sow seeds lightly on the soil surface; press gently but do not cover deeply.
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Spacing: Thin or transplant seedlings 18 – 24 inches apart to allow mature growth.
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Watering: Keep soil evenly moist during germination; water moderately once seedlings are established.
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Germination Period: 14 – 28 days under optimal light and temperature conditions.
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Care: Provide adequate sunlight, remove dead or damaged leaves, and mulch lightly to retain soil moisture.
