List of hardy gingers explained

Hardy gingers are any of the species of gingers (Zingiberaceae) that are able to withstand brief periods of colder temperatures and even occasional snowfall.^[1]

• Alpinia galanga - Known as Thai ginger or Greater galangal, and is a cold hardy variety of ginger grown from zones 8.^{[2] [3]}
• Alpinia japonica - Native to China, Japan, Taiwan and is a cold hardy variety of ginger grown from zones 8.^{[2] [4] [5]}
• Alpinia zerumbet - Shell ginger is native to East Asia and is a cold hardy variety of ginger grown from zones 8.^{[2] [6] [7]}
• Boesenbergia rotunda - Chinese ginger or lesser galangal is native to China and is a cold hardy variety of ginger grown from zones 8.^{[2] [8] [9]}
• Curcuma longa - Turmeric is native to southern Asia and is a cold hardy variety of ginger grown from zones 7/8.^{[2] [10]}
• Hedychium coronarium - White Ginger is native to south and east Asia and is a cold hardy variety of ginger grown from zones 7.^{[2] [11]}
• Kaempferia galanga - Sand ginger or black galangal is a cold hardy variety of ginger grown from zones 8.^{[2] [12]}
• Roscoea auriculata - Native to eastern Himalayas, in Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal and Sikkim, and is a cold hardy variety of ginger grown from zones 6.^[13]
• Zingiber kawagoii - Taiwan ginger is native to Taiwan, and is a cold hardy variety of ginger grown from zones 7.^{[14] [15]}
• Zingiber mioga - Japanese ginger is native to Japan, China, and Korea, and is a cold hardy variety of ginger grown from zones 6.^{[2] [16]}
• Zingiber zerumbet - Shampoo ginger is native to Asia, and is a cold hardy variety of ginger grown from zones 8.^{[2] [17]}

See also

• List of hardy bananas
• List of hardy passionflowers
• List of cold hardy palms

Notes and References

1. Book: Hardy Gingers: Including Hedychium, Roscoea, and Zingiber. 978-0-88192-677-4 . Branney . T. M. E. . 9 March 2005 . Timber Press .
2. Web site: HARDY GINGERS FOR THE FOOD FOREST UNDERSTORY. https://web.archive.org/web/20231001185112/http://www.perennialsolutions.org/hardy-gingers-for-the-food-forest-understory. 1 October 2023. 12 March 2014 .
3. Web site: Alpinia galanga - Thai Ginger - Galangal.
4. Web site: Alpinia japonica - Japanese Ginger.
5. Web site: Alpinia japonica.
6. Web site: Alpinia zerumbet.
7. Web site: Alpinia zerumbet.
8. Web site: Alpinia japonica - Japanese Ginger.
9. Web site: Ginger zones.
10. Web site: Curcuma longa.
11. Web site: Hedychium coronarium].
12. Web site: Kaempferia galanga].
13. Web site: Roscoea auriculata].
14. Web site: Zingiber kawagoii].
15. Web site: Zingiber kawagoii].
16. Web site: Zingiber mioga].
17. Web site: Zingiber zerumbet].