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| name = ''Zingiber spectabile''
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|familia=Zingiberaceae
| common_names = Beehive ginger
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|genus=Zingiber
| growth_habit = herbaceous clump
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|species=spectabile
| high = 5-7ft (1.5-2m) -->
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|common_name=Beehive ginger
| wide = 3ft (0.9m) -->
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|habit=bulbous
| origin = [[Malaysia]]
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|Min ht box=5
| poisonous =     <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
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|Min ht metric=ft
| lifespan = perennial
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|Max ht box=7
| exposure =     <!--- sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
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|Max ht metric=ft
| water = regular
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|Max wd box=3
| features = flowers, tropical look
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|Max wd metric=ft
| hardiness =     <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 40[[Fahrenheit|°F]] (5[[Celsius|°C]]), etc -->
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|origin=Malaysia
| bloom = summer
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|lifespan=perennial
| usda_zones = 9-12
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|water=moist, moderate
| sunset_zones =     <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
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|features=flowers, foliage
| color = IndianRed
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|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer
| image = Upload.png  <!--- Freesia.jpg -->
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|Temp Metric=°F
| image_width = 240px    <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
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|min_zone=9
| image_caption =    <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->
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|max_zone=11
| regnum = Plantae
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|image=Zingiber spec.jpg
| divisio = Magnoliophyta
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|image_width=180
| classis = Liliopsida
 
| ordo = Zingiberales
 
| familia = Zingiberaceae
 
| genus = Zingiber
 
| species = spectabile
 
 
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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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Image:Upload.png| photo 1
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Image:Starr 080103-1223 Zingiber spectabile.jpg| photo 1
Image:Upload.png| photo 2
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Image:Zingiber Beehive.jpg| photo 2
Image:Upload.png| photo 3
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Image:Zingiber spectabile (inflorescense).jpg| photo 3
 
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==References==
 
==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.

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