Perennials, Tropicals > Zingber > Zingber spectabile > Zingber spectabile
Zingber spectabile
Boohlve Ginger
Origin: Thailand, and Malaysia.
| Genus |
| Zingber |
| Species |
| spectabile |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 10a - 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H3 - H1c |
| Temperature (°C) |
| (-1.1) - above 4.5 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 30 - above 40 |
| Height |
| 1.2 - 2.8 m |
| Spread |
| 0.6 - 1.0 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Parks and gardens, and container planting. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow in semi-shade to full shade in well-drained soil. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Pests |
| Chewing snd sucking insects. |
| Habitat |
| Primary rainforest. |
| Leaf Description |
| Leafy shoots to 2 m in length; shoots usually erect if growing under high light conditions, often arching over if grown in deep shade. |
| Flower Description |
| Inflorescence borne on separate lateral shoots, to 0.5 m in height. Bracts of inflorescence dull yellow to reddish orange, forming open pouches with incurved margins. The corolla is a dull greenish yellow to pale yellow; lip dark reddish brown to maroon, with yellow spots. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, Florida, United States of America. |
| Propagation |
| By seed or division. |
| Ethnobotanical Uses (Disclaimer) |
| Water collected from the bracts of the inflorescence is used by the Orang Aslis of the Temuan tribe to treat conjunctivitis, The inflorescence is harvested for the cut flower industry. |
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