Alpinia pumila Ensete Each butterfly-shaped flower is a

Each butterfly-shaped flower is a creamy light yellow with a darker central pattern

This wide range of moisture tolerances makes it a perfect rain garden plant

Podophyllum difforme does not run or go dormant until fall

Each clump is topped with 38" scapes in early summer with near white flowers

Mealy Cup sage is a low maintenance perennial

Alpinia pumila Ensete Each butterfly-shaped flower is aThanks to ginger guru Tom Wood for telling us about Alpinia pumila which has become one of our favorite hardy gingers. Alpinia pumila hails from the Chinese provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, and Yunnan where it can be found in mountain valleys at 1,600' 3,600' elevation. Alpinia pumila makes a diminutive, slowly stoloniferous, tropical looking groundcover with 6" long x 3" wide green leaves highlighted by broad silver streaks. The cardamom