Zingiber malaysianum

Midnight ginger has shiny, almost black foliage (deep purple-bronze) that appears to be lacquered. This is a stunner with bright basal yellow cone flowers in spring. The long lasting cones later turn with aging to a pretty apricot and pink. It may be deciduous in zone 9.

Similar plants:

• Alpinia gigantifolia, Zingiber gigantifolium (Red Ginger Lily)
• Zingiber cochinchinense (Chinese Ginger)
• Zingiber collinsii (Ginger Silver Streaks)
• Zingiber gramineum (Grassy Ginger)
• Zingiber neglectum (Jewel Pagoda)
• Zingiber newmanii (Red Frogs Ginger)
• Zingiber officinale (Spice Ginger, Edible Ginger, Common Ginger, Cooking Ginger, Canton Ginger, Halia)
• Zingiber parishii (Lemon Lights)
• Zingiber pellitum (Ginger)
• Zingiber peninsulare (Red Thai Ginger)