1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Mexico
Southeastern Asia, India, Melanesia, Micronesia
1.4 Types
Not Available
Variegata Dwarf, Variegata Chinese Beauty
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
4.4 Habitat
gardens, Grassland, Roadsides
Tropical regions
4.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
5.9 AHS Heat Zone
5.10 Sunset Zone
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
5.12 Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Clump-Forming
6 Information
6.1 Plant Size
6.1.1 Minimum Height
90.00 cm180.00 cm
0.54
3900
12.5.1 Minimum Width
120.00 cm120.00 cm
0.1
6350
15.11 Plant Color
15.11.1 Flower Color
Red
White, Red, Light Pink
15.11.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
Multi-Color
15.11.3 Fruit Color
Brown, Light Green, Tan
Not Available
15.11.4 Leaf Color in Spring
15.11.5 Leaf Color in Summer
15.11.6 Leaf Color in Fall
15.11.7 Leaf Color in Winter
15.12 Shape
15.12.1 Leaf Shape
15.13 Thorns
16 Season
16.1 Plant Season
Spring, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
16.2 Growing Conditions
16.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
16.2.2 Growth Rate
16.2.3 Type of Soil
16.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
16.2.5 Soil Drainage
16.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring, Fall
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
16.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
16.3 Tolerances
17 Care
17.1 Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
17.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Vegetative Reproduction
By dividing rhizomes, tubers
17.3 Plant Maintenance
17.4 Watering Plants
17.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water Deeply
Requires plenty of water during the growing season
17.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
17.4.3 In Spring
17.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
17.5 Soil
17.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
17.5.2 Soil Type
17.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
17.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
17.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut off the flower stalks at the base of the plant, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
17.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Apply 8-4-6 amount
17.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
No serious insect or disease problems
17.10 Plant Tolerance
18 Facts
18.1 Flowers
18.1.1 Flower Petal Number
18.2 Fruits
18.2.1 Showy Fruit
18.2.2 Edible Fruit
18.3 Fragrance
18.3.1 Fragrant Flower
18.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
18.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
18.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
18.4 Showy Foliage
18.5 Showy Bark
18.6 Foliage Texture
18.7 Foliage Sheen
18.8 Evergreen
18.9 Invasive
18.10 Self-Sowing
18.11 Attracts
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Butterflies, Not Available
18.12 Allergy
no allergic reactions
Rash
19 Benefits
19.1 Uses
19.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
19.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Good for skin
19.1.3 Edible Uses
19.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
19.2 Plant Benefits
19.2.1 Medicinal Uses
No Medicinal Use
Antiulcerogenic, Diuretic, Hypotensive
19.2.2 Part of Plant Used
19.2.3 Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Can be made into a herbal tea, Leaves used for wrapping zongi, Used to flavour noodles, Used to wrap mochi rice cakes
19.3 Used As Indoor Plant
19.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
19.5 Garden Design
Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Tropical, Wildflower
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
20 Scientific Name
20.1 Botanical Name
CALLIANDRA californica
ALPINIA zerumbet
20.2 Common Name
Baja fairy duster
Zapotillo
Chuparosa
Shell Ginger
20.2.1 In Hindi
20.2.2 In German
20.2.3 In French
20.2.4 In Spanish
tabardillo
Shell jengibre
20.2.5 In Greek
Tabardillo
Shell Τζίντζερ
20.2.6 In Portuguese
20.2.7 In Polish
20.2.8 In Latin
21 Classification
21.1 Kingdom
21.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
21.3 Class
21.4 Order
21.5 Family
21.6 Genus
21.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
21.8 Tribe
21.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Alpinioideae
21.10 Number of Species