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Alpinia zerumbet 'Variegata': Variegated Shell Ginger, Variegated Shellflower

Keighly Graves , Wendy Wilber , Tom Wichman, Claire Lewis , Gail Hansen, andRyan Klein

Release Date: 11/12/2025

DOI: 10.32473/edis-fp036-1999

Agriculture

Abstract

Variegated shell ginger has striking green and yellow variegated foliage. This plant’s ornamentally interesting foliage and shell-like flowers make it an excellent specimen or accent plant, as well as being suitable for mass planting, borders, or as a houseplant.

About this Publication

This document is FPS036, one of a series of the Department of Environmental Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date September 1999. Revised May 2007 and November 2025. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

Graves, K., Wilber, W., Wichman, T., Lewis, C., Hansen, G., & Klein, R. (2026). Alpinia zerumbet “Variegata”: Variegated Shell Ginger, Variegated Shellflower. EDIS, 2025(6). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fp036-1999