General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Plant Height: 6 to 12 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Other: With deep violet-purple markings at base of the two lower petals.
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Groundcover
Culinary Herb
Medicinal Herb
Edible Parts: Leaves
Roots
Eating Methods: Culinary Herb/Spice
Raw
Cooked
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Pollinators: Various insects
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • Aromatic Ginger
  • Lesser Galangal
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Kaempferia galanga
  • Synonym: Kaempferia galanga var. latifolia
  • Synonym: Kaempferia marginata

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Location: Sambas, West Kalimantan, Indonesia
credit: Wibowo Djatmiko
Location: Greenwell Springs La
Date: 7/2012
Location: Greenwell Springs La
Date: 7/2012
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