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Zingiber mioga
Zingiber mioga
Zingiber mioga
TB
Marie, 14/02/2024
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Zingiber mioga, also known as Japanese ginger, is one of the easiest ginger species to cultivate in our climates. This perennial plant is both highly ornamental with its lush foliage and unique with its soft yellow flowers that emerge at the base of the stems in summer. It is useful in cooking to add flavour to Asian dishes. In Japan, the unopened flower buds are most often consumed. They have a flavour similar to that of medicinal ginger without the spicy note. Its rhizomes and young shoots are also edible. This ginger is hardy down to -15°C (5°F) with a protective mulch. It is grown in partial shade, both in the ground and in pots.
Native to the humid valleys of southern China to central Japan, Zingiber mioga is a rhizomatous perennial plant belonging to the Zingiberaceae family. Its annual growth usually emerges from the ground in April and disappears in late autumn. The underground rhizome produces thin stems each year, bearing long and bright green lanceolate leaves that somewhat resemble those of Aspidistra. The leaves can reach a length of 20 to 40cm (8 to 16in), with a width of 4 to 6cm (2in). The clump increases in size year after year, reaching 50 to 60cm (20 to 24in) in all directions. This ginger is a remarkable aromatic plant. Its inflorescences appear in summer, at ground level. They are ellipsoid in shape and measure 5 to 7cm (2 to 3in). The flowers emerge from elongated and pointed scale-like brown buds. The flowers bloom one after another, between each scale. They are small (2 to 3cm (1in)), tubular, and very pale-yellow. The foliage has a subtle aroma, noticeable when crushed. All parts of the plant are edible, but the flower buds are mainly used in traditional Japanese cuisine.
Zingiber mioga is ideal for adding an exotic and lush touch to the garden. Planted in partial shade, alongside hedychium and colocasia, the effect will be truly exotic! It can also be grown in a large pot, or even in the vegetable garden alongside other aromatic plants, but in a partially shaded location and in consistently moist soil.
In cooking, the flower buds are used as a condiment to enhance the flavour of dishes. They are harvested from July to September, as they appear. The inflorescences are finely sliced and added to the dish at the end of cooking, to preserve their delicate aroma. It is also possible to blanch these buds like salads. As soon as they appear, cover them with a 5cm (2in) layer of sifted soil. Harvest them after 8 to 10 days. Zingiber mioga is also widely used in Asian pharmacopoeia.
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Japanese ginger is easy to grow in open ground or in pots. Plant it after the last frost, in a semi-shaded or possibly shaded position, sheltered from the wind. It needs well-worked soil, cleared of any small stones or pebbles, lightened with leaf compost, remaining moist but well-drained to prevent the rhizome from rotting in waterlogged soil in winter. It is not demanding on the nature of the soil, but it is preferable to avoid limestone soils. The rhizome cannot tolerate dry soils. Mulching in summer helps to effectively retain soil moisture. You can plant your rhizomes in pots, where they will need to be regularly watered, but not excessively throughout the growing season. Apply a little liquid fertiliser every two weeks, from June to September. Remove the flowers as soon as they appear to use them in cooking. Outdoor cultivation poses no problems. In cool regions, mulch the soil to protect it in winter. Apply compost or well-decomposed manure every year in spring. Take care to protect the plant from slugs and snails that are fond of young shoots and flower buds. This plant has no other enemies.
Multiplication: divide the stumps in spring by taking a portion of rhizome with a dormant bud (an eye).
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
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The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.