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Yellow Ginger
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About Yellow Ginger and Painted Fingernails

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Tender Perennial
Tender Perennial

Origin

India, Nepal
Brazil

Types

it is a type of ginger
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Number of Varieties

-2
0 40000
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Habitat

along watercourse, moist forests, Rainforest
Rainforest

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-1210-15
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

10-7
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Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming
Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

180.00 cm15.20 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

15.00 cm40.60 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Light Yellow, Lemon yellow
Lavender, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Tan
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Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Red, Olive, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Red, Olive, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Red, Olive, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate
Linear

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial shade, Full Shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

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

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Corms or bulbs, From bulbs, Tubers

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
Do Not over Water

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Partial shade, Full Shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

-
Scale insects

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Coarse
Bold

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Butterflies

Allergy

-
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Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Beautification

Beauty Benefits

-
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Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Forms dense stands, Suppresses or replaces native plants
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
-

Part of Plant Used

Root bark
Flowers

Other Uses

Culinary use, Used for its medicinal properties
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Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Container, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

HEDYCHIUM flavescens
Neoregelia spectabilis

Common Name

Yellow Ginger
Bloody Bromeliad, Painted Fingernails

In Hindi

पीले अदरक
painted fingernail

In German

Gelber Ingwer
painted fingernail

In French

Ginger Jaune
Neoregelia spectabilis

In Spanish

jengibre amarillo
painted fingernail

In Greek

κίτρινο Τζίντζερ
painted fingernail

In Portuguese

Ginger amarelo
Painted fingernails

In Polish

żółty Ginger
painted fingernail

In Latin

Yellow Gingiber
Neoregelia spectabilis

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Spermatophyta
Embryophyta

Class

Monocotyledonae
Lilopsida

Order

Zingiberales
Bromeliales

Family

Zingiberaceae
Bromeliaceae

Genus

Hedychium
Neoregelia

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
Bromelioideae

Number of Species

1200-
1 27800
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Properties of Yellow Ginger and Painted Fingernails

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

Season and Care of Yellow Ginger and Painted Fingernails

Season and care of Yellow Ginger and Painted Fingernails is important to know. While considering everything about Yellow Ginger and Painted Fingernails Care, growing season is an essential factor. Yellow Ginger season is Summer and Fall and Painted Fingernails season is Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Yellow Ginger is Loam, Sand and for Painted Fingernails is Sand while the PH of soil for Yellow Ginger is Acidic, Neutral and for Painted Fingernails is .

Yellow Ginger and Painted Fingernails Physical Information

Yellow Ginger and Painted Fingernails physical information is very important for comparison. Yellow Ginger height is 180.00 cm and width 15.00 cm whereas Painted Fingernails height is 15.20 cm and width 40.60 cm. The color specification of Yellow Ginger and Painted Fingernails are as follows:

  • Yellow Ginger flower color: Yellow, Light Yellow and Lemon yellow

  • Yellow Ginger leaf color: Green

  • Painted Fingernails flower color: Lavender and Blue Violet

  • Painted Fingernails leaf color: Red, Olive and Yellow green

Care of Yellow Ginger and Painted Fingernails

Care of Yellow Ginger and Painted Fingernails include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Yellow Ginger pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Painted Fingernails pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Yellow Ginger needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Painted Fingernails needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.