Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Tender Perennial
Vegetable
Origin
India, Nepal
Mediterranean
Types
it is a type of ginger
Sugar Bon pea, Super Sugar Snap bean
Number of Varieties
-8
0
40000
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Habitat
along watercourse, moist forests, Rainforest
Fields, Loamy soils
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-12-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-7
12-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Vining/Climbing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
180.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.00 cm4.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Light Yellow, Lemon yellow
White, Pink, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Sea Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Egg-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Dry Conditions, Salt and Soil Compaction, Variety of soil types
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Needs watering once a week
In Summer
Lots of watering
Consistently
In Spring
Moderate
Adequately
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Slightly Acidic
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune in flowering season, Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Compost, fertilize in winter
Pests and Diseases
-
Downy mildew, Gall Insects, Leaf curl, Peach Leaf Curl, Powdery mildew, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Light Frost
Flowers
Showy
Showy
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
-
Diarrhea, Intestinal gas
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
As decorated salad
Beauty Benefits
-
Remove blemishes, Skin Problems
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Forms dense stands, Suppresses or replaces native plants
Fixes Nitrogen, Food for animals, Very little waste
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Root bark
Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Culinary use, Used for its medicinal properties
Cosmetics, Making Shampoo, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
Botanical Name
HEDYCHIUM flavescens
PISUM sativum
Common Name
Yellow Ginger
Garden Pea
In Hindi
पीले अदरक
चीनी मटर
In German
Gelber Ingwer
Kefe
In French
Ginger Jaune
Erbse
In Spanish
jengibre amarillo
guisante
In Greek
κίτρινο Τζίντζερ
μπιζέλι
In Portuguese
Ginger amarelo
ervilha
In Polish
żółty Ginger
groch
In Latin
Yellow Gingiber
pea
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Spermatophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Monocotyledonae
Magnoliopsida
Order
Zingiberales
Fabales
Family
Zingiberaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Hedychium
Pisum
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Dicotyledonous
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
1200150
1
27800
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