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|Min ht metric=cm
|familia=Zingiberaceae
|genus=Zingiber
|species=spectabile
|common_name=Beehive ginger
|habit=bulbous
|Min ht box=5
|Min ht metric=ft
|Max ht box=7
|Max ht metric=ft
|Max wd box=3
|Max wd metric=ft
|origin=Malaysia
|lifespan=perennial
|water=moist, moderate
|features=flowers, foliage
|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer
|Temp Metric=°F
|Temp Metric=°F
|image=Upload.png
|min_zone=9
|image_width=240
|max_zone=11
|image=Zingiber spec.jpg
|image_width=180
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__NOTOC__{{Plantbox
| name = ''Zingiber spectabile''
| common_names = Beehive ginger
| growth_habit = herbaceous clump
| high = 5-7ft (1.5-2m) -->
| wide = 3ft (0.9m) -->
| origin = [[Malaysia]]
| poisonous =    <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
| lifespan = perennial
| exposure =    <!--- sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
| water = regular
| features = flowers, tropical look
| 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 = Upload.png  <!--- Freesia.jpg -->
| image_width = 240px    <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
| image_caption =    <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->
| regnum = Plantae
| divisio = Magnoliophyta
| classis = Liliopsida
| ordo = Zingiberales
| familia = Zingiberaceae
| genus = Zingiber
| species = spectabile
}}
''[[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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| name = Z. spectabile
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Upload.png| photo 1
Image:Starr 080103-1223 Zingiber spectabile.jpg| photo 1
Image:Upload.png| photo 2
Image:Zingiber Beehive.jpg| photo 2
Image:Upload.png| photo 3
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
<!--- 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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Latest revision as of 23:02, 8 December 2009

 Zingiber spectabile subsp. var.  Beehive ginger
The query description has an empty condition.: bulbous
Height: ⇕ to
Width: ⇔ to
5ft7ft 3ft
Height: ⇕ 5 ft to 7 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: ✈ Malaysia
Poisonous: ☠
Bloom: ❀ early summer, mid summer, late summer
The query description has an empty condition.: ☼
The query description has an empty condition.: ◍ moist, moderate
Features: ✓ flowers, foliage
Hidden fields, interally pass variables to right place
Minimum Temp: ☃ °F
USDA Zones: 9 to 11
Sunset Zones:
Flower features: ❀
Zingiberaceae > Zingiber spectabile var. ,




Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

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

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Gallery

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