1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Tender Perennial
Houseplant
1.3 Origin
Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia
Australia
1.4 Types
not available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Humid climates
Dry areas, Temperate Regions, Well Drained
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
180.00 cm30.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
30.00 cm40.60 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Red, Pink
Red, Green
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
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 Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
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
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Spring, Late Spring, Late Summer, Early Fall
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
From Rhizomes, Seedlings
Seedlings, Tissue culture
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
Average Water Needs
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
4.6 Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilizer every month during spring, Requires high amount of nitrogen, since leafy plants, use higher nitrogen content fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Earwigs, fungus, Mealybugs, Nematodes, Red blotch, Root rot, Scale, Thripes
fungus
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
Hummingbirds
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Eye irritation, Skin irritation
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Antirheumatic, Appetite enhancer, Asthma, Bronchitis, Cold, Headache, Laxative, Muscle Pain, Sore throat, Sweat bullets, Tonsillitis
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Root bark
Buds, Flowers
6.2.3 Other Uses
Culinary use, Used as Ornamental plant
Cut Flowers
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical
Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
ALPINIA purpurata
ANIGOZANTHOS manglesii
7.2 Common Name
Jungle Queen, Red Ginger
Mangles' Kangaroo Paw, Red and Green Kangaroo Paw
7.2.1 In Hindi
लाल अदरक
Mangles Kangaroo Paw
7.2.2 In German
Red Ginger
Mangles Kangaroo Paw
7.2.3 In French
Red Ginger
Mangles Kangaroo Paw
7.2.4 In Spanish
Red Ginger
Mangles Kangaroo Paw
7.2.5 In Greek
Red Ginger
Mangles Kangaroo Paw
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Red Ginger
Mangles Kangaroo Paw
7.2.7 In Polish
Red Ginger
Mangles Kangaroo Paw
7.2.8 In Latin
Gingiberi Rubrum
Mangles Kangaroo Paw
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Not Available
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
Zingiberales
Commelinales
8.5 Family
Zingiberaceae
Haemodoraceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Alpinioideae
Conostyloideae
8.10 Number of Species