Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Tender Perennial
Origin
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Southern Asia, India, China, Melanesia, Micronesia, Australia
Types
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Zingiber officinale, Alpinia purpurata
Number of Varieties
602
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40000
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Habitat
Banks, meadows, Roadsides, Shores of rivers or lakes
agricultural areas, Moist Soils, Warmer regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-3
-
Sunset Zone
21,22
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm200.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
22.90 cm1,500.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Green
White, Red, Green, Orange, Pink, Magenta, Fuchsia, Rose, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobed and toothed
Linear
Thorns
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✘
✔
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Winter
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
Moist
Bloom Time
-
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Variety of soil types
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
From Rhizomes
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist
In Summer
Lots of watering
Adequately
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Type
Loam
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Powdery mildew
Bacteria wilt, Bacterial Blight, Rhizome rot, Root knot nematode
Plant Tolerance
Variety of soil types
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
-
-
Foliage Sheen
-
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Butterflies, Flying insects
Allergy
Pollen
Heartburn, Stomach burn
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
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Acne, For treating wrinkles, Nourishes scalp, Speed hair growth
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Indoor Air Purification, Provides ground cover, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anodyne, Arthritis, Bronchitis, Nerve pain
Cold, Dysentry, High cholestrol, Rheumatoid arthritis, Skin Disorders, Treat Parasitic Intestinal Worms, Weight management and satiety
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Leaves, Rhizomes
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
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
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
Ranunculus acris
CURCUMA
Common Name
Ranunculus, meadow buttercup, tall buttercup, common buttercup, giant buttercup
Ginger
In Hindi
Ranunculus
अदरक
In German
Ranunkel
Ingwer
In French
Ranunculus
Gingembre
In Spanish
ranúnculo
Jengibre
In Greek
Ranunculus
Τζίντζερ
In Portuguese
Ranogkylos
Gengibre
In Polish
Ranogkylos
Imbir
In Latin
Ranogkylos
gingiber
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Zingiberales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Zingiberaceae
Genus
Ranunculus
Zingiber Mill.
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Ranunculeae
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Subfamily
Ranunculoideae
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Number of Species
6001300
1
27800
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