Shell Ginger

Beardlip Penstemon

About Shell Ginger and Beardlip Penstemon

Shell Ginger

Beardlip Penstemon

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

Flowering Plants, Herbs

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia, India, Melanesia, Micronesia

Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Variegata Dwarf, Variegata Chinese Beauty

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Tropical regions

Mountains, Upland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-154-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-5

9-2

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

180.00 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

120.00 cm45.70 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Red, Light Pink

Red, Rose, Crimson

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Multi-Color

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

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

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lance shaped

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Pollution, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

By dividing rhizomes, tubers

From bulbs

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires plenty of water during the growing season

Do Not over Water, Requires a lot of 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

Acidic, 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

4.7 Pruning

Cut off the flower stalks at the base of the plant, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove damaged leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply 8-4-6 amount

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

No serious insect or disease problems

Leaf spot, Root rot

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

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies, Not Available

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Rash

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antiulcerogenic, Diuretic, Hypotensive

Broken Bones, Burns, Sore throat, Stomach aliments, Urine infections

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Rhizomes

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea, Leaves used for wrapping zongi, Used to flavour noodles, Used to wrap mochi rice cakes

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALPINIA zerumbet

PENSTEMON barbatus

7.2 Common Name

Shell Ginger

Beardlip Penstemon, Scarlet Beardtongue

7.2.1 In Hindi

Shell Ginger

Beardlip Penstemon

7.2.2 In German

Shell Ginger

Beardlip Penstemon

7.2.3 In French

Shell Ginger

penstemon beardlip

7.2.4 In Spanish

Shell jengibre

penstemon beardlip

7.2.5 In Greek

Shell Τζίντζερ

beardlip penstemon

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Shell Ginger

penstemon beardlip

7.2.7 In Polish

Shell Imbir

beardlip penstemon

7.2.8 In Latin

Crusta Ginger

Birdlip penstemon

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Lilopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Zingiberales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Zingiberaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Alpinia

Penstemon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Dicotyledonous, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Alpinieae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Alpinioideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA40

1 27800

Properties of Shell Ginger and Beardlip Penstemon

Wondering what are the properties of Shell Ginger and Beardlip Penstemon? We provide you with everything About Shell Ginger and Beardlip Penstemon. Shell Ginger doesn't have thorns and Beardlip Penstemon doesn't have thorns. Also Shell Ginger does not have fragrant flowers. Shell Ginger has allergic reactions like Rash and Beardlip Penstemon has allergic reactions like Rash. 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 Shell Ginger and Beardlip Penstemon and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Shell Ginger and Beardlip Penstemon

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

Shell Ginger and Beardlip Penstemon Physical Information

Shell Ginger and Beardlip Penstemon physical information is very important for comparison. Shell Ginger height is 180.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Beardlip Penstemon height is 60.00 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Shell Ginger and Beardlip Penstemon are as follows:

Shell Ginger flower color: White, Red and Light Pink
Shell Ginger leaf color: Dark Green
Beardlip Penstemon flower color: Red, Rose and Crimson
Beardlip Penstemon leaf color: Green

Care of Shell Ginger and Beardlip Penstemon

Care of Shell Ginger and Beardlip Penstemon include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Shell Ginger pruning is done Cut off the flower stalks at the base of the plant, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Beardlip Penstemon pruning is done Remove damaged leaves. In summer Shell Ginger needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Beardlip Penstemon needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.