General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Wet
Wet Mesic
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Plant Height: 2-3 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Other: Pink bracts with small white flowers.
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Uses: Culinary Herb
Medicinal Herb
Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Edible Parts: Roots
Eating Methods: Culinary Herb/Spice
Raw
Cooked
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • Hidden Ginger
  • Zedoary
  • White Turmeric
  • Red Leaf Spice Ginger
  • Temu Putih

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Location: Sandhills Horticultural Gardens Pinehurst, NC (Visitor center)
Date: May 18, 2023
Hidden ginger #226 nn; LHB p. 289, 31-5-1-?, "From a native name.
Location: My garden in Old Town, Fl
Date: 2019-05-03
Location: My garden in Old Town, Fl
Date: 2019-04-30

Franz Eugen Kohler, Kohler's Medizinal-Pflanzen 1887

Date: 2008-04-29
Photo courtesy of: scottzona

Photo credit: David J. Stang

Photo credit: David J. Stang
Comments:
  • Posted by CarolineScott (Calgary - Zone 4a) on Feb 17, 2018 12:53 PM concerning plant:
    I am wondering if this plant is also known as White Turmeric ?
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