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Blue Ginger
“Blue Ginger”, cultivated for the striking blue flowers, resembles ginger in growth and habit. It is not a ginger at all, instead it belongs to the spiderwort family along with plants like Wandering Jew.
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Endangered Status
- Extinct in Wild (EW)
- Critically Endangered (CR)
- Endangered (EN)
- Vulnerable (VU)
- Near Threatened (NT)
- Least Concern (LC)
- Not Evaluated (NE)
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map is the standard by which gardeners and growers can determine which plants are most likely to thrive at a location. The map is based on the average annual minimum winter temperature, divided into 10-degree F zones.
