Alpinia zerumbet 'Variegata' (Variegated Ginger) Carnivorous Mature plants may produce inflorescences

Mature plants may produce inflorescences typical of philodendrons—spadix and spathe structures—but it’s grown primarily for its striking foliage

which they digest and use as fertilizer

As new basal fronds are produced

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Alpinia zerumbet 'Variegata' (Variegated Ginger) Carnivorous Mature plants may produce inflorescencesVariegated ginger can be grown in containers as a striking houseplant or as a patio plant for a tropical effect in a Bay Area garden. It smells like the ginger you know and love, and it produces gorgeous flowers if it gets enough light. Give it a bright location inside the home, fertilize it regularly, and keep it on the moist side (but not sopping wet!) for best results.