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Zingiberaceae
Shampoo ginger
Zingiber zerumbet
Also known as Bitter ginger, Pinecone ginger, Amomum zerumbet, Amomum latifolium
Tropical Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Native Plants · Shampoo Ginger · Tropical Ginger · Ornamental Ginger · Medicinal · Fragrant · Rhizome · Shade Garden · Tropical · Edible · Exotic
Shampoo ginger prefers a warm, humid environment with partial shade and rich, consistently moist, well-draining soil. It dies back to the ground in cooler or dry seasons and re-sprouts vigorously in spring — protect rhizomes from frost if growing outside the tropics. The cone-like flower bracts produce a fragrant, soapy liquid that can actually be used as a natural hair conditioner.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly to keep soil consistently moist but not soggy; reduce watering during dormancy in winter · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Cook Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Fiji, Florida, Hawaii, India, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar
- Attracts
- Bees, Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Sources: trefle
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