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|Min ht metric= | |familia=Zingiberaceae | ||
|genus=Zingiber | |||
|species=spectabile | |||
|common_name=Beehive ginger | |||
|habit=bulbous | |||
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|Min ht metric=ft | |||
|Max ht box=7 | |||
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|Max wd box=3 | |||
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|origin=Malaysia | |||
|lifespan=perennial | |||
|water=moist, moderate | |||
|features=flowers, foliage | |||
|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer | |||
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|image=Zingiber spec.jpg | |||
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''[[Zingiber]] spectabile'' (maybe syn. with [[Z. spectabilis]]) [[Flower]]s (or rather the [[inflorescence]]) are long cylinders, with yellow bracts that turn a scarlet red over time. The actual flowers come out of these bracts in late [[summer]], and are small, whitish-cream, with a double lobed dark purple lip which has yellow spots. Deep green leaves are long, with a lighter green downy on the undersides. | ''[[Zingiber]] spectabile'' (maybe syn. with [[Z. spectabilis]]) [[Flower]]s (or rather the [[inflorescence]]) are long cylinders, with yellow bracts that turn a scarlet red over time. The actual flowers come out of these bracts in late [[summer]], and are small, whitish-cream, with a double lobed dark purple lip which has yellow spots. Deep green leaves are long, with a lighter green downy on the undersides. | ||
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==Cultivation== | ==Cultivation== | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Image: | Image:Starr 080103-1223 Zingiber spectabile.jpg| photo 1 | ||
Image: | Image:Zingiber Beehive.jpg| photo 2 | ||
Image: | Image:Zingiber spectabile (inflorescense).jpg| photo 3 | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 | |||
*Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 | *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:02, 8 December 2009
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Zingiber spectabile, Griff. Leafy sts. 6 ft. or more high, robust: lvs. subsessile, oblong-lanceolate, acuminate at base, obscurely green above, paler pubescent beneath, 8-12 x 3 1/2 in.: spike 8-12 in. long, a little over 2 in. diam., laxly cylindrical, apex rounded; bracts yellow, finally scarlet, apex obtuse: corolla yellowish white, dorsal lobe deep concave, broad, anterior narrower, linear-lanceolate, lip obovate, emarginate, 2-lobed, lemon-yellow, apex almost black, lateral lobes half as long as midlobe, ovate. Malay Penins. B.M. 7967.
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Zingiber spectabile (maybe syn. with Z. spectabilis) Flowers (or rather the inflorescence) are long cylinders, with yellow bracts that turn a scarlet red over time. The actual flowers come out of these bracts in late summer, and are small, whitish-cream, with a double lobed dark purple lip which has yellow spots. Deep green leaves are long, with a lighter green downy on the undersides.
- More information about this species can be found on the genus page.
Cultivation
Propagation
Pests and diseases
Cultivars
Gallery
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
- Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381
External links
- w:Zingiber spectabile. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Zingiber spectabile QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)