Red Ginger Plant

Cats Whiskers

About Red Ginger Plant and Cats Whiskers

Red Ginger Plant

Cats Whiskers

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

1.3 Origin

Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia

South Africa

1.4 Types

not available

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Humid climates

Floodplains, Forest margins, Grassland, Moist Ditches, Roadsides, Swamps, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-159-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

180.00 cm30.50 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.00 cm61.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Red, Pink

Yellow, Orange

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblong

Arrowhead

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

From Rhizomes, Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilizer every month during spring, Requires high amount of nitrogen, since leafy plants, use higher nitrogen content fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Earwigs, fungus, Mealybugs, Nematodes, Red blotch, Root rot, Scale, Thripes

Red blotch

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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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antirheumatic, Appetite enhancer, Asthma, Bronchitis, Cold, Headache, Laxative, Muscle Pain, Sore throat, Sweat bullets, Tonsillitis

Arthritis, Bladder Infection, Cough, Diabetes, Gout, Kidney problems, Oedema, Rheumatism, Urinary tract problems

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root bark

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Culinary use, Used as Ornamental plant

Can be made into a herbal tea, Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALPINIA purpurata

BULBINE frutescens

7.2 Common Name

Jungle Queen, Red Ginger

Bulbine, Cat's Whiskers, Rankkopieva

7.2.1 In Hindi

लाल अदरक

Not Available

7.2.2 In German

Red Ginger

Katze Whiskers Pflanze

7.2.3 In French

Red Ginger

Moustaches usine de Cat

7.2.4 In Spanish

Red Ginger

Bigotes Planta de gato

7.2.5 In Greek

Red Ginger

Μουστάκια γάτας Φυτών

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Red Ginger

Bigodes Planta de Gato

7.2.7 In Polish

Red Ginger

Kocie Wąsy rośliny

7.2.8 In Latin

Gingiberi Rubrum

Cat Whiskers Planta

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Zingiberales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Zingiberaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Alpinia

Orthosiphon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Alpinieae

Ocimeae

8.9 Subfamily

Alpinioideae

Nepetoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Red Ginger Plant and Cats Whiskers

Wondering what are the properties of Red Ginger Plant and Cats Whiskers? We provide you with everything About Red Ginger Plant and Cats Whiskers. Red Ginger Plant doesn't have thorns and Cats Whiskers doesn't have thorns. Also Red Ginger Plant does not have fragrant flowers. Red Ginger Plant has allergic reactions like Not Available and Cats Whiskers has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Red Ginger Plant and Cats Whiskers and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Red Ginger Plant and Cats Whiskers

Season and care of Red Ginger Plant and Cats Whiskers is important to know. While considering everything about Red Ginger Plant and Cats Whiskers Care, growing season is an essential factor. Red Ginger Plant season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Cats Whiskers season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Red Ginger Plant is Loam, Sand and for Cats Whiskers is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Red Ginger Plant is Acidic, Neutral and for Cats Whiskers is Neutral, Alkaline.

Red Ginger Plant and Cats Whiskers Physical Information

Red Ginger Plant and Cats Whiskers physical information is very important for comparison. Red Ginger Plant height is 180.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Cats Whiskers height is 30.50 cm and width 61.00 cm. The color specification of Red Ginger Plant and Cats Whiskers are as follows:

Red Ginger Plant flower color: White, Red and Pink
Red Ginger Plant leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Cats Whiskers flower color: Yellow and Orange
Cats Whiskers leaf color: Green

Care of Red Ginger Plant and Cats Whiskers

Care of Red Ginger Plant and Cats Whiskers include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Red Ginger Plant pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Cats Whiskers pruning is done Remove deadheads. In summer Red Ginger Plant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Cats Whiskers needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.