Chinese Ginger outdoor foliage It is a solitary palm

It is a solitary palm with striking deep green ring-marked trunk when mature

for topiary work or low-growing hedges

Great as a house plant as it is easy to look after and a close relative of the Kentia Palm

Encephalartos ferox grows well in frost-free areas and enjoys plenty of heat and water

Chinese Ginger outdoor foliage It is a solitary palmThis is the Ginger plant whose rhizome (root) is widely used around the world for cooking, flavouring and medicine. Often called Chinese Ginger this is like the stuff you buy at the supermarkets, but in fact it grows perfectly well outside in NZ, especially in part shade and given plenty of water.