Shell Ginger

Peruvian Daffodil

About Shell Ginger and Peruvian Daffodil

Shell Ginger

Peruvian Daffodil

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia, India, Melanesia, Micronesia

South America

1.4 Types

Variegata Dwarf, Variegata Chinese Beauty

Pamianthe cardenasii , Pamianthe parviflora , Pamianthe peruviana

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA3

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Tropical regions

All sorts of environments

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-158-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-5

10-8

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

180.00 cm61.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

120.00 cm61.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Red, Light Pink

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Multi-Color

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lance shaped

Strap shaped

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

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

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

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

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

By dividing rhizomes, tubers

Offsets

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires plenty of water during the growing season

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged

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

4.6 Sun Exposure

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

Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Requires little pruning

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply 8-4-6 amount

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, High phosphorus

4.9 Pests and Diseases

No serious insect or disease problems

Leaf spot, Mosaic viruses

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

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies, Not Available

Bees, Birds, Bumblebees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, pollinators

5.12 Allergy

Rash

Unknown

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Bouquets, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

No Beauty Benefits

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antiulcerogenic, Diuretic, Hypotensive

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Rhizomes

Not Available

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

Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Decoration Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

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

Bog Garden, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALPINIA zerumbet

HYMENOCALLIS longipetala

7.2 Common Name

Shell Ginger

Peruvian Daffodil, Spiderlily

7.2.1 In Hindi

Shell Ginger

peruvian daffodil

7.2.2 In German

Shell Ginger

peruvian daffodil

7.2.3 In French

Shell Ginger

peruvian daffodil

7.2.4 In Spanish

Shell jengibre

Pamianthe

7.2.5 In Greek

Shell Τζίντζερ

peruvian daffodil

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Shell Ginger

peruvian daffodil

7.2.7 In Polish

Shell Imbir

peruvian daffodil

7.2.8 In Latin

Crusta Ginger

peruvian daffodil

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Lilopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Zingiberales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Zingiberaceae

Amaryllidaceae

8.6 Genus

Alpinia

Pamianthe

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Alpinieae

Clinantheae

8.9 Subfamily

Alpinioideae

Amaryllidoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Shell Ginger and Peruvian Daffodil

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

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Season and Care of Shell Ginger and Peruvian Daffodil

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

Shell Ginger and Peruvian Daffodil Physical Information

Shell Ginger and Peruvian Daffodil physical information is very important for comparison. Shell Ginger height is 180.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Peruvian Daffodil height is 61.00 cm and width 61.00 cm. The color specification of Shell Ginger and Peruvian Daffodil are as follows:

Shell Ginger flower color: White, Red and Light Pink
Shell Ginger leaf color: Dark Green
Peruvian Daffodil flower color: White
Peruvian Daffodil leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Shell Ginger and Peruvian Daffodil

Care of Shell Ginger and Peruvian Daffodil 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 Peruvian Daffodil pruning is done Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Requires little pruning. In summer Shell Ginger needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Peruvian Daffodil needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.