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Zingiber officinale (Ginger )

True ginger is an ancient garden spice surrounded by lore and revered for its medicinal and culinary qualities. Its tan, fleshy, knobby rhizomes (underground stems) have that distinctive spicy, gingery flavor used to flavor everything from stir fry to cookies. The plant is a spreading, deciduous tender perennial native to tropical Asia.

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  • Horticulture Management
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  • French Name: Gingembre

    Arabic Name: زنجبيل

  • Plant type: Groundcover

  • Origin: Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India

  • Heat Zones: 9 to 12

    Hardiness Zones: 11 to 13

  • Uses: Border Plant, Container, Edible, Medicinal

  • Size/Shape

    Growth Rate: Moderate

    Height at Maturity: 1 to 1.5 m

    Spread at Maturity: 1 to 1.5 meters

    Time to Ultimate Height: 1 Year

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  • Foliage

    Leaf Arrangement : Spiral

    Leaf Venation: Folded

    Leaf Persistance: Semi Evergreen

    Leaf Type: Simple

    Leaf Blade: 30 - 50

    Leaf Shape: Lanceolate

    Leaf Margins: Entire

    Leaf Texture: Glossy, Coarse

    Leaf Scent: No Fragance

    Color(growing season): Green

    Color(changing season): Yellow

  • Flower

    Flower Showiness: Yes

    Flower Size Range: 3 - 7

    Flower Sexuality: Monoecious (Bisexual)

    Flower Scent: No Fragance

    Flower Color: Yellow, Purple

    Seasons: Spring

  • Trunk

    Trunk Susceptibility to Breakage: Suspected to breakage

  • Fruit

    Fruit Type: Berry

    Fruit Showiness: Yes

    Fruit Size Range: 3 - 7

    Fruit Color: Yellow, Brown

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  • Tolerance

    Frost Tolerant: No

    Heat Tolerance: No

    Drought Tolerance: No

    Salt Tolerance: Poor

  • Requirements

    Soil Requirements: Loam, Sand

    Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Neutral

    Water Requirements: Moderate

    Light Requirements: Part

  • Management

    Toxicity: No

    Invasive Potential: Yes

    Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: Yes

    Mowing Height: 5 - 7 cm

    Pruning Requirements: No pruning at all

    Fruit/ Leaves/ Flowers litter: Yes

    Surface Rooting: No

    Life Span: 25-50 years

    Diseases: Wilts, Root rot

    Edible Parts: Roots

    Pests: Nematodes

    Plant Propagation: Cutting, Rhizomes

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