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|Min ht metric=cm
|familia=Zingiberaceae
|genus=Zingiber
|species=officinale
|common_name=Ginger, Common ginger, Stem ginger, Canton ginger
|habit=bulbous
|Min ht box=3
|Min ht metric=ft
|Max ht box=5
|Max ht metric=ft
|Max wd box=3
|Max wd metric=ft
|origin=Tropical Asia
|poisonous=reactions in some
|lifespan=perennial
|exposure=part-sun
|features=edible
|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer
|Temp Metric=°F
|Temp Metric=°F
|image=Upload.png
|min_zone=9
|max_zone=11
|image=Zingiber officinale01.jpg
|image_width=240
|image_width=240
|image_caption=ginger rhizomes
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__NOTOC__{{Plantbox
| name = ''Zingiber officinale''
| common_names = Ginger, Common ginger, Stem ginger, Canton ginger
| growth_habit = herbaceous clump
| high =  3-5ft (0.9-1.5m)
| wide = 3ft (90cm)
| origin = Tropical Asia
| poisonous = reactions in some
| lifespan = perennial, annual
| exposure = part-sun
| water =    <!--- frequent, regular, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
| features = edible, medicinal
| hardiness =    <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 40[[Fahrenheit|°F]] (5[[Celsius|°C]]), etc -->
| bloom = summer
| usda_zones = 9-12
| sunset_zones =    <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
| color = IndianRed
| image = Zingiber officinale01.jpg
| image_width = 200px
| image_caption = ginger rhizomes
| regnum = Plantae
| divisio = Magnoliophyta
| classis = Liliopsida
| ordo = Zingiberales
| familia = Zingiberaceae
| genus = Zingiber
| species = officinale
}}
''[[Zingiber]] officinale'' is grown for the spicy aromatic root, popular in cooking and as medicine, as well as for aesthetic reasons in warm climes.  Leaves are glossy green and narrow. Small green inflorescences have white and pink-maroon buds and yellow flowers. Plant comes in various forms.  Most forms sterile.  
''[[Zingiber]] officinale'' is grown for the spicy aromatic root, popular in cooking and as medicine, as well as for aesthetic reasons in warm climes.  Leaves are glossy green and narrow. Small green inflorescences have white and pink-maroon buds and yellow flowers. Plant comes in various forms.  Most forms sterile.  


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==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==
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Image:gingerfield.jpg|Ginger field
Image:gingerfield.jpg|Ginger field
Image:Koeh-146.jpg|Sketch of ginger plant
Image:Koeh-146.jpg|Sketch of ginger plant
File:Zingiber officinale young sprout.jpg|
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==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
<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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Revision as of 22:49, 8 December 2009

 Zingiber officinale subsp. var.  Ginger, Common ginger, Stem ginger, Canton ginger
ginger rhizomes
The query description has an empty condition.: bulbous
Height: ⇕ to
Width: ⇔ to
3ft5ft 3ft
Height: ⇕ 3 ft to 5 ft
Width: ⇔ The wikipage input value is empty (e.g. <code>SomeProperty::, [[]]</code>) and therefore it cannot be used as a name or as part of a query condition. to 3 ft
The query description has an empty condition.: ⌛ perennial
Origin: ✈ Tropical Asia
Poisonous: ☠ reactions in some
Bloom: ❀ early summer, mid summer, late summer
The query description has an empty condition.: ☼ part-sun
The query description has an empty condition.: ◍
Features: ✓ edible
Hidden fields, interally pass variables to right place
Minimum Temp: ☃ °F
USDA Zones: 9 to 11
Sunset Zones:
Flower features: ❀
Zingiberaceae > Zingiber officinale var. ,




Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Zingiber officinale, Roscoe. Ginger. Fig. 4047. Sts. normally more than 3 ft. high from a tuberous rhizome: lvs. sessile, lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, attenuate-acuminate at base, up to 8 in. long and scarcely 3/4 in. broad: spikes ellipsoidal, obtuse, dense, 2 in. long; bracts ovate, pale green, margins often yellow: calyx crenate; corolla yellowish green, lobes lanceolate, acute, lip oblong-ovate, purple, yellow-spotted, lateral lobes ovate, acute. Native of Trop. Asia, but cult. throughout the tropics and intro. into S. Fla. Gn. 26, p. 284.


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Zingiber officinale is grown for the spicy aromatic root, popular in cooking and as medicine, as well as for aesthetic reasons in warm climes. Leaves are glossy green and narrow. Small green inflorescences have white and pink-maroon buds and yellow flowers. Plant comes in various forms. Most forms sterile.


More information about this species can be found on the genus page.

Cultivation

Propagation

Pests and diseases

Similar species

Gallery

  • Ginger section
    Ginger section
  • Ginger field
    Ginger field
  • Sketch of ginger plant
    Sketch of ginger plant

References

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