About Ginger Plant

Ginger Plant

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

1.3 Origin

Southern Asia, India, China, Melanesia, Micronesia, Australia

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

Rank: 90 (Overall) ▶

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

agricultural areas, Moist Soils, Warmer regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

200.00 cm

Rank: 82 (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

1,500.00 cm

Rank: 11 (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Red, Green, Orange, Pink, Magenta, Fuchsia, Rose, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Linear

2.4 Thorns

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7% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Not Available

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Not Available

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Moist

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

Not Available

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

From Rhizomes

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist

4.4.2 In Summer

Adequately

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Less Watering

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Not Available

4.5.2 Soil Type

Not Available

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Not Available

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacteria wilt, Bacterial Blight, Rhizome rot, Root knot nematode

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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15% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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8% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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40% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

Not Available

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

Not Available

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

Not Available

5.4 Showy Foliage

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57% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.5 Showy Bark

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1% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.6 Foliage Texture

Not Available

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

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No - Tender Perennial Garden Plants has it ! ▶

5.9 Invasive

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3% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.10 Self-Sowing

Not Available

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies, Flying insects

5.12 Allergy

Heartburn, Stomach burn

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Acne, For treating wrinkles, Nourishes scalp, Speed hair growth

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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50% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Indoor Air Purification, Provides ground cover, soil stabilisation

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Cold, Dysentry, High cholestrol, Rheumatoid arthritis, Skin Disorders, Treat Parasitic Intestinal Worms, Weight management and satiety

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Rhizomes

6.2.3 Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea, Cosmetics, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used as Ornamental plant, Used as a spice

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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64% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CURCUMA

7.2 Common Name

Ginger

7.2.1 In Hindi

अदरक

7.2.2 In German

Ingwer

7.2.3 In French

Gingembre

7.2.4 In Spanish

Jengibre

7.2.5 In Greek

Τζίντζερ

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Gengibre

7.2.7 In Polish

Imbir

7.2.8 In Latin

gingiber

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Zingiberales

8.5 Family

Zingiberaceae

8.6 Genus

Zingiber Mill.

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

1 27800

Properties of Ginger Plant

Want to know the properties of Ginger Plant? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Ginger Plant is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Heartburn and Stomach burn. Ginger Plant Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Cold, Dysentry, High cholestrol, Rheumatoid arthritis, Skin Disorders, Treat Parasitic Intestinal Worms and Weight management and satiety
Part of plant used: Leaves and Rhizomes

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Ginger Plant Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Ginger Plant. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Ginger Plant physical information is as follows: 200.00 cm tall and 1,500.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Linear. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: White, Red, Green, Orange, Pink, Magenta, Fuchsia, Rose and Lavender
Leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Ginger Plant

Taking Ginger Plant Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Ginger Plant include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Adequately and in winter is Less Watering. It needs Partial Sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Ginger Plant

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Ginger Plant is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual plant. Ginger Plant is a very important plant from . There are 2 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Not Available. This plant's habitat is agricultural areas, Moist Soils and Warmer regions and it comes in the hardiness zone Not Available. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.