€7,00
Variegated Japanese Ginger - 'Mioga'
Japanese Hardy Ginger or Myoga Ginger Zingiberaceae.
Rare variegated cultivar 'Dancing Crane'
Herbaceous deciduous perennial with leafy stems reaching 1m with basal lemon yellow flowers in autumn. Young shoots and flower buds eaten in Japan & Korea.
Zingiber mioga (known as yangha in Korea, myoga in Japan and ranghe in China) has short edible vegetative shoots that belongs to the ginger family (Zingiberaceae).
Medicinal Uses
It is used medicinally to treat coughing and rheumatism in China, and is widely consumed throughout Japan.
It is anticancer, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and can improve memory and neurocognitive performance
The myoga ginger plant is native to Japan and its unmistakable, sharp taste is found in a wide range of Japanese dishes, particularly in the summer season. Both its shoots and flower buds are edible and are commonly finely sliced and added to season miso soup and sunomono (vinegared dishes). It is also used to add flavour to the refreshing summer dish, somen (chilled noodles). Myoga stimulates the appetite, which makes it ideal for use in starters.
For more information you can visit the PFAF (plants for a future) website here.
A wonderful plant, young plant supplied in 1 liter pots.
