Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Annual
Type
Perennial
Tender Perennial
Origin
Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Northern Africa
Southern Asia, India, China, Melanesia, Micronesia, Australia
Types
Aegopodium podagraria
Zingiber officinale, Alpinia purpurata
Number of Varieties
102
0
40000
👆🏻
Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Loamy soils, Sandy areas, Well Drained
agricultural areas, Moist Soils, Warmer regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-15-9999
0
99
👆🏻
AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
-
Sunset Zone
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
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm200.00 cm
0
3900
👆🏻
Minimum Width
30.00 cm1,500.00 cm
0
6350
👆🏻
Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White, Red, Green, Orange, Pink, Magenta, Fuchsia, Rose, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Sandy Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Small oblong
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Moist
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Indeterminate
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings
From Rhizomes
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Water daily during growing season, Water Deeply, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases
Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist
In Summer
Lots of watering
Adequately
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
-
Soil Type
Loam, Sand, Well drained
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Rich
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune after flowering
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Bacteria wilt, Bacterial Blight, Rhizome rot, Root knot nematode
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Fine
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Butterflies, Flying insects
Allergy
Headache, Hyperacidity, Liver disease, Nausea, Skin irritation, Vomiting
Heartburn, Stomach burn
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
Acne, For treating wrinkles, Nourishes scalp, Speed hair growth
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Weather protection
Indoor Air Purification, Provides ground cover, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Asthma, Digestive disorders, Psoriasis, Reduces toothache, Vitiligo
Cold, Dysentry, High cholestrol, Rheumatoid arthritis, Skin Disorders, Treat Parasitic Intestinal Worms, Weight management and satiety
Part of Plant Used
Root, Seeds
Leaves, Rhizomes
Other Uses
Edible syrup, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Can be made into a herbal tea, Cosmetics, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used as Ornamental plant, Used as a spice
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border
Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
AMMI majus
CURCUMA
Common Name
Bishop's Weed, Bullwort
Ginger
In Hindi
बिशप निराना
अदरक
In German
Bischofs Unkraut
Ingwer
In French
la mauvaise herbe de l'évêque
Gingembre
In Spanish
biznaga
Jengibre
In Greek
ζιζανίων επισκόπου
Τζίντζερ
In Portuguese
erva daninha do Bispo
Gengibre
In Polish
chwastów biskupa
Imbir
In Latin
Episcopi viriditas
gingiber
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Apiales
Zingiberales
Family
Apiaceae
Zingiberaceae
Genus
Trachyspermum
Zingiber Mill.
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
751300
1
27800
👆🏻