It require at least 1 inch of water per week. Red button ginger plants love water and should be soaked regularly to maintain moisture of the soil. Water- Water regularly to your Red button Ginger plant to maintain it’s moisture, weekly or more often depending on the weather. You can add up the nutritional value of your soil by amending it with organic matter. It will thrive best in a rich and moderately fertile soil mixture. Plant your red button ginger in a soil mixture that is moist but also having well-draining capacity. Soil- Red button Ginger needs rich, moist soil that ranges between neutral (6.6 – 7.3) and slightly acidic (6.1 – 6.5). Red button ginger may also get sunburn if it’s left in direct sunlight for too long, so place it in some afternoon shade, that would be best. Plant your red button ginger somewhere where it gets at least six to eight hours of direct sunlight a day. Red button ginger thrives in full sun but also do well in partial shade, especially in hot weather. Light- Red Button Ginger thrives only in full to part shade. It’s also called Indian Head Ginger, Spiral Ginger, Red Cane Ginger, or Scarlet Spiral Flag, bright ruby red spiky cones produce orange flag-like flower. This type of plant will grow at a moderate rate, blooming in its second or third growing season and reaching a mature height of 3 to 4 feet. Red button ginger is best when planted in early spring or year-round in tropical climate zone. Red button Ginger having red cone which attracts hummingbirds.

Red button ginger makes a good addition to the garden due to its glossy green, oval-shaped foliage and bright ruby red spiky cones, which produce vibrant orange flowers.

Red button ginger trumming