Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Fruit
Origin
Southern Asia, India, China, Melanesia, Micronesia, Australia
Mexico, Central America
Types
Zingiber officinale, Alpinia purpurata
Reinikie, Dade, Pike, Suebelle and Golden
Climate
Number of Varieties
25
0
40000
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Habitat
agricultural areas, Moist Soils, Warmer regions
Tropical Highlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99998-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
11-6
Sunset Zone
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
H1, H2, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
200.00 cm610.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
1,500.00 cm760.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Red, Green, Orange, Pink, Magenta, Fuchsia, Rose, Lavender
Light Green, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Light Yellow, Yellow green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Alternate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
-
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Moist
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Winter, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
From Rhizomes
Budding, Grafting, Seedlings, Vegetative
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist
Do not water frequently, Needs more water during establishment, Water during dry weather
In Summer
Adequately
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
-
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun
Full Sun
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
Bacteria wilt, Bacterial Blight, Rhizome rot, Root knot nematode
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
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
-
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Flying insects
Birds
Allergy
Heartburn, Stomach burn
drowsiness
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Ground Cover
-
Beauty Benefits
Acne, For treating wrinkles, Nourishes scalp, Speed hair growth
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Indoor Air Purification, Provides ground cover, soil stabilisation
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cold, Dysentry, High cholestrol, Rheumatoid arthritis, Skin Disorders, Treat Parasitic Intestinal Worms, Weight management and satiety
Anti-carcinogenic effects, Colon Cancer
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Rhizomes
Fruits, Pulp, Seeds
Other Uses
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 Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Tropical
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Shade Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
CURCUMA
CASIMIROA edulis
Common Name
Ginger
White Sapote
In Hindi
अदरक
White Sapote
In German
Ingwer
White Sapote
In French
Gingembre
Sapote blanche
In Spanish
Jengibre
White Sapote
In Greek
Τζίντζερ
White Sapote
In Portuguese
Gengibre
White Sapote
In Polish
Imbir
White Sapote
In Latin
gingiber
White Sapote
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Zingiberales
Sapindales
Family
Zingiberaceae
Rutaceae
Genus
Zingiber Mill.
Casimiroa
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
130010
1
27800
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