General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
Plant Height: 8-16 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
White
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Medicinal Herb
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • Natal Ginger
  • Mauve Ginger
  • Atuculo
  • Indungulo
  • Isiphephetho
  • African Ginger
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Siphonochilus aethiopicus
  • Synonym: Kaempferia aethiopica

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