Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Flowering Plants
Origin
Southeastern Asia, India, Melanesia, Micronesia
North-Central United States, Central United States, Western United States, Texas
Types
Variegata Dwarf, Variegata Chinese Beauty
Blue Toadflax, Old-Field Toadflax
Number of Varieties
2030
0
40000
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Habitat
Tropical regions
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-153-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-5
9-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 10
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
180.00 cm61.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm25.40 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Red, Light Pink
Pink, Light Blue, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Multi-Color
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Lance shaped
Oval to egg shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
By dividing rhizomes, tubers
Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires plenty of water during the growing season
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Cut off the flower stalks at the base of the plant, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Apply 8-4-6 amount
use all-purpose fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
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Foliar disease, Root rot, Spider mites
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
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
Butterflies
Bumblebees
Allergy
Rash
Depression, High blood cholestrol, Pain
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antiulcerogenic, Diuretic, Hypotensive
Analgesic, Febrifuge, Stomachic
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Rhizomes
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Leaves used for wrapping zongi, Used to flavour noodles, Used to wrap mochi rice cakes
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Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
ALPINIA zerumbet
PENSTEMON grandiflorus
Common Name
Shell Ginger
Large Beardtongue, Shell-leaf Penstemon, Wild Snapdragon
In Hindi
Shell Ginger
Wild Snapdragon
In German
Shell Ginger
Wilde Snapdragon
In French
Shell Ginger
Snapdragon sauvage
In Spanish
Shell jengibre
Salvaje Snapdragon
In Greek
Shell Τζίντζερ
άγρια Snapdragon
In Portuguese
Shell Ginger
Selvagem Snapdragon
In Polish
Shell Imbir
Dziki Snapdragon
In Latin
Crusta Ginger
Phlox Ferae
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Zingiberales
Scrophulariales
Family
Zingiberaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Genus
Alpinia
Penstemon
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Alpinieae
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Subfamily
Alpinioideae
Scrophularioideae
Number of Species
15040
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27800
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