About Ginger Plant

What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Tender Perennial

Origin

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

Types

Zingiber officinale, Alpinia purpurata

Number of Varieties

Rank: 100 (Overall)

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Habitat

agricultural areas, Moist Soils, Warmer regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

-9999

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AHS Heat Zone

Sunset Zone

10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

200.00 cm

Rank: 82 (Overall)

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Minimum Width

1,500.00 cm

Rank: 11 (Overall)

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Plant Color

Flower Color

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

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Linear

Thorns

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8% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

The pH of Soil

Soil Drainage

Moist

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

From Rhizomes

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist

In Summer

Adequately

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Less Watering

Soil

Soil pH

Soil Type

Soil Drainage Capacity

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

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

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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13% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

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6% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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45% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

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55% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

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1% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Foliage Sheen

Evergreen

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9% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Invasive

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3% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Butterflies, Flying insects

Allergy

Heartburn, Stomach burn

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Ground Cover

Beauty Benefits

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

Edible Uses

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52% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Indoor Air Purification, Provides ground cover, soil stabilisation

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Rhizomes

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

Used As Indoor Plant

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60% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CURCUMA

Common Name

Ginger

In Hindi

अदरक

In German

Ingwer

In French

Gingembre

In Spanish

Jengibre

In Greek

Τζίντζερ

In Portuguese

Gengibre

In Polish

Imbir

In Latin

gingiber

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Zingiberales

Family

Zingiberaceae

Genus

Zingiber Mill.

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

1300

Rank: 21 (Overall)

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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.

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.

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 Tender Perennial. There are 2 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Zingiber officinale, Alpinia purpurata. This plant's habitat is agricultural areas, Moist Soils and Warmer regions and it comes in the hardiness zone . 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.