Mazhar Botanic Garden

Alpinia zerumbet (Pers.) B.L.Burtt and R.M.Sm.

Shell flower

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000908
Common name: Shell flower
English name: Shell ginger
Native: East Asia
Country: East asia
(PGR): Common

Rhizomatous evergreen perennial grow  24- 30 m tall leaves lance-shaped, shiny, dark green 60 cm long flowers fragrant waxy white or pinkish, shell-like

Ornamental perennial plant. leaves used used for wrapping zongzi, a traditional Chinese dish made of rice stuffed with different fillings. In Okinawa, Japan, its leaves are sold for making an herbal tea and are also used to flavor noodles and wrap muchi rice cakes.  

Alpinia nutans K Schum

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Texture: Clay Loam Sandy loam
Fertility: High
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Humidity Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics Tropical
Lights: Full shade Light shade
Propagation: Rhizomes division 0 division
Flowering time: Summer
Zone: 8 : 10
pH range: 6.2-7.2

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