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Zingiber mioga

Zingiber mioga
Japanese Ginger, Myoga Ginger

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This Japanese ginger is a perennial plant that is both ornamental and useful. It produces annual stems carrying long, luxuriant-looking leaves and pale-yellow flowers close to the ground in summer. The flower buds are most often consumed, although its rootstocks are edible. With an exotic appearance, it is nonetheless hardy down to -15°C (5°F) under a protective mulch. It is easy to grow in partial shade, in moist but loose and well-drained soil, both in the ground and in pots.  
Height at maturity
50 cm
Spread at maturity
60 cm
Exposure
Sun, Partial shade
Hardiness
Hardy down to -15°C
Soil moisture
Moist soil
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Best planting time March to April
Recommended planting time March to June
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Flowering time July to September
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Description

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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Zingiber mioga (Flowering) Flowering
Zingiber mioga (Foliage) Foliage
Zingiber mioga (Plant habit) Plant habit

Flowering

Flower colour yellow
Flowering time July to September
Fragrance slightly scented

Foliage

Foliage persistence Deciduous
Foliage colour green
Aromatic? Fragrant foliage when creased
Foliage description Slightly aromatic when crushed.

Plant habit

Height at maturity 50 cm
Spread at maturity 60 cm
Growth rate fast
Suckering/invasive plant

Botanical data

Genus

Zingiber

Species

mioga

Family

Zingiberaceae

Other common names

Japanese Ginger, Myoga Ginger

Origin

West Asia

Product reference834941

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Planting and care

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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Planting period

Best planting time March to April
Recommended planting time March to June

Intended location

Suitable for Woodland edge
Type of use Border, Container, Greenhouse
Hardiness Hardy down to -15°C (USDA zone 7b) Show map
Ease of cultivation Amateur
Planting density 3 per m2
Exposure Sun, Partial shade
Soil pH Acidic, Neutral
Soil type Silty-loamy (rich and light)
Soil moisture Moist soil, Fertile, well-drained, light.

Care

Pruning No pruning necessary
Disease resistance Very good
Overwinter Can be left in the ground
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