How to grow Torch Ginger growing and care:
Rich, moist, well-drained soil, high humidity
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seed / Vegetative reproduction
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No
Difficulties or problems when growing:
?
Planting season:
Spring / Summer / Autumn
Pests and diseases:
Phyllosticta zingiberi, Rhizome Flies
Pruning season:
Autumn / Winter
How to prune:
Just for design, dead leaves and stems
Size of the plant?
1-4 m, 3-12 feet
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing / Medium growing
Water requirement:
Average amount of water / Big amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Almost full sun / Half Shade / Full shade with lot of light
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
Yes
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes
Blooming information
Bloom season:
Spring / Summer
General information about the flower
Red to pink flowers the shape of the flower is regular flower with egg structure in the middle
Scientific name:
Etlingera elatior
Categories of growing
Planting Season: Autumn Planting, Spring Planting, Summer planting
Light exposure requirements: Part shade Plants, Shade Plants
Climates that the plant can grow: Mediterranean Climate, Subtropics Climate, Tropics Climate
Growing speed of the plant: Average growing plants, Fast growing plants
Plant life-form: Evergreen, Geophyte, Herbaceous, Perennial plant
Plant Uses: Floristry, Fragrance, Ornamental plants
Requirements for watering the plant: Big amount of water, Regularly water
Hardiness zones: Hardiness zone 10, Hardiness zone 11, Hardiness zone 12, Hardiness zone 13
Ornamental parts: Ornamental flower, Ornamental leaves, Ornamental plant
Leaf color:
Blooming season: Spring flowers, Summer flowers
Flower colors: Pink flower, Red flower
Harvest Season:
Edible Parts:
Culinary uses: