1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Tender Perennial
Flowering Plants
1.3 Origin
Southeastern Asia, India, Melanesia, Micronesia
Hybrid origin, North America
1.4 Types
Variegata Dwarf, Variegata Chinese Beauty
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Tropical regions
Not Available
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
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, 18, 19, 20, 21
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Cushion/Mound-forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
180.00 cm65.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
120.00 cm55.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Red, Light Pink
Pink, Lavender
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Lance shaped
Ovate elongated
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
By dividing rhizomes, tubers
Root Division
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires plenty of water during the growing season
Do not water excessively
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Cut off the flower stalks at the base of the plant, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove dead flowers
4.8 Fertilizers
Apply 8-4-6 amount
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
No serious insect or disease problems
Not Available
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Butterflies, Not Available
Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Rabbits
5.12 Allergy
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
along a porch, deck or patio, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Good for skin
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for animals
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Antiulcerogenic, Diuretic, Hypotensive
No Medicinal Use
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
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
Food for animals, 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, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
ALPINIA zerumbet
Phlox paniculata 'Sherbet Cocktail'
7.2 Common Name
Shell Ginger
Hybrid Phlox, Sherbet Cocktail Garden Phlox
7.2.1 In Hindi
Shell Ginger
Hybrid Phlox
7.2.2 In German
Shell Ginger
Hybrid Phlox
7.2.3 In French
Shell Ginger
Phlox Hybrid
7.2.4 In Spanish
Shell jengibre
Phlox híbrido
7.2.5 In Greek
Shell Τζίντζερ
υβριδικά Phlox
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Shell Ginger
Phlox híbrido
7.2.7 In Polish
Shell Imbir
Hybrydowy Phlox
7.2.8 In Latin
Crusta Ginger
Hybrid Phlox
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
Zingiberaceae
Polemoniaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Alpinioideae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species