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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 3 to 5 feet
Plant Spread: 3 to 5 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Other: White with maroon and yellow markings
Bloom Size: 4"-5"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Division

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Common names
  • Snap Ginger
  • Indian Ginger

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Location: Winter Springs, FL zone 9b
Date: 2021-08-17
Uploaded by SarasotaPatty
Location: Macleay Island, Queensland, Australia
Date: 2014-02-21
Location: Winter Springs, FL zone 9b
Date: 2015-06-29
Location: National Botanical Garden (DC) | November 2022
Date: 2022-11-26
Comments:
  • Posted by sunkissed (Central Florida - Zone 9b) on Apr 10, 2017 6:34 AM concerning plant:
    My Dad gave me some of this plant a good twenty years ago. It grows in an almost totally shaded area in my garden with no irrigation and only gets rain. Pretty much evergreen. Flowers start in April and sporadically bloom until as late as September. On a rare occasion a bloom will pop out in October. It can handle temperatures down to freezing. Below that it dies back, but always comes back. Not invasive, pretty much stays in the area it was planted.

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