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| name = ''Zingiber spectabile''
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|species=spectabile
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| origin = [[Malaysia]]
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| classis = Liliopsida
 
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Zingiber spectabile, Griff. Leafy sts. 6 ft. or more high, robust: lvs. subsessile, oblong-lanceolate, acuminate at base, obscurely green above, paler pubescent beneath, 8-12 x 3 1/2 in.: spike 8-12 in. long, a little over 2 in. diam., laxly cylindrical, apex rounded; bracts yellow, finally scarlet, apex obtuse: corolla yellowish white, dorsal lobe deep concave, broad, anterior narrower, linear-lanceolate, lip obovate, emarginate, 2-lobed, lemon-yellow, apex almost black, lateral lobes half as long as midlobe, ovate. Malay Penins. B.M. 7967.
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''[[Zingiber]] spectabile'' (maybe syn. with [[Z. spectabilis]]) [[Flower]]s (or rather the [[inflorescence]]) are long cylinders, with yellow bracts that turn a scarlet red over time.  The actual flowers come out of these bracts in late [[summer]], and are small, whitish-cream, with a double lobed dark purple lip which has yellow spots. Deep green leaves are long, with a lighter green downy on the undersides.  
 
''[[Zingiber]] spectabile'' (maybe syn. with [[Z. spectabilis]]) [[Flower]]s (or rather the [[inflorescence]]) are long cylinders, with yellow bracts that turn a scarlet red over time.  The actual flowers come out of these bracts in late [[summer]], and are small, whitish-cream, with a double lobed dark purple lip which has yellow spots. Deep green leaves are long, with a lighter green downy on the undersides.  
  
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==Gallery==
 
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==References==
 
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
 
*Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381
 
*Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381
 
<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
 
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Latest revision as of 23:02, 8 December 2009


Zingiber spec.jpg


Plant Characteristics
Habit   bulbous

Height: ⇕ 5 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 5. to 7 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 7.
Width: ⇔ 3 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 3.
Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Origin: ✈ Malaysia
Bloom: ❀ early summer, mid summer, late summer
Cultivation
Water: ◍ moist, moderate
Features: ✓ flowers, foliage
USDA Zones: 9 to 11
Scientific Names

Zingiberaceae >

Zingiber >

spectabile >



Read about Zingiber spectabile in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Zingiber spectabile, Griff. Leafy sts. 6 ft. or more high, robust: lvs. subsessile, oblong-lanceolate, acuminate at base, obscurely green above, paler pubescent beneath, 8-12 x 3 1/2 in.: spike 8-12 in. long, a little over 2 in. diam., laxly cylindrical, apex rounded; bracts yellow, finally scarlet, apex obtuse: corolla yellowish white, dorsal lobe deep concave, broad, anterior narrower, linear-lanceolate, lip obovate, emarginate, 2-lobed, lemon-yellow, apex almost black, lateral lobes half as long as midlobe, ovate. Malay Penins. B.M. 7967.


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Zingiber spectabile (maybe syn. with Z. spectabilis) Flowers (or rather the inflorescence) are long cylinders, with yellow bracts that turn a scarlet red over time. The actual flowers come out of these bracts in late summer, and are small, whitish-cream, with a double lobed dark purple lip which has yellow spots. Deep green leaves are long, with a lighter green downy on the undersides.


More information about this species can be found on the genus page.

Cultivation

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Gallery

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