1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Africa, Middle Africa, Southern Africa, Madagascar
Southern Asia, India, China, Melanesia, Micronesia, Australia
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Grassland, Sandy areas
agricultural areas, Moist Soils, Warmer regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Cushion/Mound-forming
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
15.20 cm200.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
30.50 cm1,500.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Burgundy, Pink, Rose
White, Red, Green, Orange, Pink, Magenta, Fuchsia, Rose, Lavender
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Light Pink, Tan, White
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Purple, Gray Green
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Not Available
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Not Available
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Cuttings, Rooted stem cutting
From Rhizomes
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs less watering
Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Adequately
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Not Available
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Not Available
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
No need to prune, 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, Apply N-P-K
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Disease free, Red blotch
Bacteria wilt, Bacterial Blight, Rhizome rot, Root knot nematode
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Shade areas
Drought
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
Butterflies, Flying insects
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Heartburn, Stomach burn
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Bog Garden, Ground Cover
Beautification, Ground Cover
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Acne, For treating wrinkles, Nourishes scalp, Speed hair growth
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Indoor Air Purification, Provides ground cover, soil stabilisation
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Cold, Dysentry, High cholestrol, Rheumatoid arthritis, Skin Disorders, Treat Parasitic Intestinal Worms, Weight management and satiety
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Not Available
Leaves, Rhizomes
6.2.3 Other Uses
Not Available
Can be made into a herbal tea, Cosmetics, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used as Ornamental plant, Used as a spice
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Bedding Plant, Cutflower, Edging, Mixed Border, Tropical
Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
MELINIS nerviglumis
CURCUMA
7.2 Common Name
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Panicoideae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species