How to Grow Pink Torch Ginger

Plant pink torch ginger in full sun, part sun or part shade. Select a site that has sandy or loamy soil and good drainage. In wet or heavy clay soil, the rhizomes tend to rot.

Dig a hole half again as wide and the same depth as the nursery pot the pink torch ginger came in. Space multiple planting holes 2 to 4 feet apart for a dense planting.

Lay the ginger plant on its side and gently wiggle the nursery pot off of the root ball. If the roots are wrapped in plastic, cut it away with a pair of garden shears.

Lift the plant by the root ball. Avoid picking up a pink torch ginger by the stalks, the roots, surrounded with soil, are heavy and can stress the stems. Position the ginger so the base of the stalks are the same height as the soil line. Add more soil under the roots if necessary.

Replace the soil you removed from the hole back around the root ball. Add it a few scoops at a time and pat it down as you go to press out air holes from around the roots. Water in the new transplant by soaking the area at least as deep as the planting hole.

Cut out the dead flower stalks once the flower dies. Make a clean cut at the soil line using a sharp knife or pruning shears. The plant is a perennial but each flower stalk produces only one flower.

Cut out dead or fading leaf stalks at the soil line. Remove read foliage damaged after an unseasonably cold winter.

Water pink torch ginger when the top 1 inch of the soil starts to feel dry. About 1 inch of water a week keeps ornamental gingers growing vigorously.

Fertilize the plants once a month using a balanced 10-10-10 or 20-20-20 fertilizer. Follow the directions on the fertilizer package as application method and amount varies depending on the brand and the strenght of the formula.