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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Plant Height: 4 to 8 feet (1.2-2.4m)
Plant Spread: 2 to 4 feet (60-120cm)
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Other: Blooms on old growth
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Other: Seasonal
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Culinary Herb
Medicinal Herb
Suitable as Annual
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • Shell Ginger
  • Shellplant

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Location: Palm Coast, FL zone 9b
Date: 2021-04-24
Location: St. Augustine, FL.
Date: 2016-05-11
Location: Cedar Lakes Woods & Garden, Williston, FL
Date: 2019-05-05
Uploaded by wcgypsy
Location: Coastal San Diego County 
Date: 2018-06-30
Location: Botanical Garden Meise
Date: 2016-02-29
Location: San Antonio Botanical Garden, San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-04
Location: Coastal San Diego County 
Date: 2018-06-30
Location: Madrid, Spain | April, 2023 
Date: 2023-04-02
Location: St. Augustine, FL.
Date: 2016-05-11
Location: St. Augustine, FL.
Date: 2016-05-11
Location: St. Augustine, FL.
Date: 2016-05-12

Date: 2011-10-01
Location: Coastal San Diego County 
Date: 2018-06-30
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: February 2013

photo credit: Semnoz
Uploaded by robertduval14

photo credit: Primejyothi
Location: Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid
photo credit: Digigalos
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