1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Tender Perennial
Tender Perennial
1.3 Origin
Hybrid origin
Southeastern Asia
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Humid climates
Shady Edge
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 24
H1, H2, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
35.60 cm15.20 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
30.00 cm25.40 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow green
Purple, Lavender
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Purple, Light Green, Burgundy, Silver
Green, Light Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Purple, Light Green, Burgundy, Silver
Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Purple, Light Green, Burgundy, Silver
Green, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Partial shade, Full Shade
Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Divison, Tubers
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season
Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Partial shade, Full Shade
Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Not Available
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Mouth itching, Throat itching, Toxic
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing
Ground Cover
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Indoor Air Purification, Very little waste
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Rheumatism
Carminative, Diuretic, Exoectorant, Pectoral, Stimulates new cell growth, Throat infection
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Leaves used for wrapping food
Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc.
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Groundcover, Houseplant, Tropical
Container, Groundcover, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
HOMALOMENA Wallisii
KAEMPFERIA elegans
7.2 Common Name
Homalomena
Peacock Ginger
7.2.1 In Hindi
Homalomena
Peacock Ginger
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
Homalomena
paon gingembre
7.2.4 In Spanish
Homalomena
jengibre pavo real
7.2.5 In Greek
Homalomena
παγώνι τζίντζερ
7.2.6 In Portuguese
homalomena
gengibre pavão
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
Homalomena
gingiberi pavo
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species