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| − | | | + | |species=zerumbet |
| − | | | + | |common_name=Awapuhi, Pine-cone ginger, Shampoo ginger |
| − | | | + | |habit=bulbous |
| − | | origin = | + | |Min ht box=1.5 |
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| − | | lifespan = perennial | + | |Max ht box=2 |
| − | | exposure = sun, part sun | + | |Max ht metric=m |
| − | | water = | + | |Max wd box=1 |
| − | | features = flowers, fragrance, foliage | + | |Max wd metric=m |
| − | | | + | |origin=India |
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| − | | image = | + | |flower_season=late summer |
| − | | image_width = | + | |Min Temp Num=-5 |
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| + | Zingiber zerumbet, Roscoe. Sts. 12-20 in. high, stout, from a tuberous rhizome: lvs. densely aggregated, oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, base acute, both surfaces glabrous or scattered pilose beneath, 3 1/2 – 6 x 2 – 2 3/4 in.: spike subglobose, dense, 2 – 3 1/2 in. long; bracts obtuse, pale green, margins pubescent (sometimes, at least when older, red): calyx spathe-like, white; corolla-tube slender, lobes lanceolate, white, lip short, broadly suborbicular or subovate, pale yellow, tinted orange in the center (sometimes red-spotted), lateral lobes short, rotundate. India and Malaya. | ||
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The large inflorescences are shaped like a cone, at first pale green then turning a strong red. Out of these the white with light yellow lip fragrant flowers bloom in late summer. Cut flowers last long. Stalks and leaves are erect and very ornamental. Dark green shiny leaves are on arching stems. The leaves and stalks are also fragrant. | The large inflorescences are shaped like a cone, at first pale green then turning a strong red. Out of these the white with light yellow lip fragrant flowers bloom in late summer. Cut flowers last long. Stalks and leaves are erect and very ornamental. Dark green shiny leaves are on arching stems. The leaves and stalks are also fragrant. | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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| − | Image: | + | Image:Amomum Zerumbeth Ypey86.jpg| photo 1 |
| − | Image: | + | Image:Zingiber zerumbet1.jpg| photo 2 |
| − | Image: | + | Image:Zingiber zerumbet2.jpg| photo 3 |
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| + | *[[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 --> | <!--- 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 22:53, 8 December 2009
| Habit | bulbous
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| Height: | ⇕ | 1.5 m"m" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 1.5. to 2 m"m" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 2. |
| Width: | ⇔ | 1 m"m" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 1. |
| Lifespan: | ⌛ | perennial |
| Origin: | ✈ | India |
| Bloom: | ❀ | late summer |
| Exposure: | ☼ | sun, part-sun |
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| Water: | ◍ | moist, moderate |
| Features: | ✓ | flowers, fragrance, foliage |
| Minimum Temp: | ☃ | -5°C23 °F <br />268.15 K <br />482.67 °R <br /> |
| USDA Zones: | 9 to 11 |
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Zingiber > |
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Read about Zingiber zerumbet in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Zingiber zerumbet, Roscoe. Sts. 12-20 in. high, stout, from a tuberous rhizome: lvs. densely aggregated, oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, base acute, both surfaces glabrous or scattered pilose beneath, 3 1/2 – 6 x 2 – 2 3/4 in.: spike subglobose, dense, 2 – 3 1/2 in. long; bracts obtuse, pale green, margins pubescent (sometimes, at least when older, red): calyx spathe-like, white; corolla-tube slender, lobes lanceolate, white, lip short, broadly suborbicular or subovate, pale yellow, tinted orange in the center (sometimes red-spotted), lateral lobes short, rotundate. India and Malaya.
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The large inflorescences are shaped like a cone, at first pale green then turning a strong red. Out of these the white with light yellow lip fragrant flowers bloom in late summer. Cut flowers last long. Stalks and leaves are erect and very ornamental. Dark green shiny leaves are on arching stems. The leaves and stalks are also fragrant.
- More information about this species can be found on the genus page.
Cultivation
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Pests and diseases
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Cultivars
- 'Variegatum (syns. Zingiber darceyi, Z. 'Darceyi') - leaves have cream stripes. Plants are smaller and more frost sensitive.
Gallery
photo 1
photo 2
photo 3
References
- 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
External links
- w:Zingiber zerumbet. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Zingiber zerumbet QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)
