Botanical Name: Zingiber darceyi
Common Name: California ginger
Type of Plant: monocot: houseplant
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape sprawling, upright, shrubby houseplant with jointed stems and fan-like sprays of petioles forming clusters of foliage
Height to 3'
Spread to 3'
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure indoors prefers bright light, high humidity indoors
Soil average potting soil
Hardiness tender to frost, needs protected conditions indoors
 
Morphology:
Leaves oblong, to 8" long, 2" across, oblique creamy stripes cross irregularly through leaf blades
Flowers deep red tubular flowers on mature specimens
Fruit 3-valved capsule
 
Propagation:
division, stem cuttings
 
Usage:
primarily as a specimen plant for foliage and form; striking as a single container plant or in mass plantings in atriums, indoor gardens or mall planter areas
 
Landscape Care:
Watering takes regular watering; use bottled water occasionally
Fertilizing slow release fertilizer in spring
Pruning head back occasionally to control size; can be cut back severely
Pests/Diseases salt burn, mealybugs
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Tropical Asia
Family: Zingiberaceae

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