| Life form | Herbaceous plant |
| Family | Ginger – Zingibiraceae |
| Origin | Jawa Island |
| Ease of cultivation | Lung |
| The size | Up to 1.5 m in height, leaves up to 25-40 cm. |
| Growth rate | High |
| Lifespan | 1-2 years in the room, more than 5 years in the conservatory. |
| Temperature | In the summer: 68-77 ° F, in winter 60,8-64,4 ° F. |
| Humidity | Requires medium high humidity. |
| Lighting | Illuminated place, bright light. |
| The soil | Ready-made air permeable primer general purpose soil with the addition of a small amount of sand. For a soil of own preparation to take: 1 part of garden earth, 1 part of coarse sand or perlite, 1 part peat or humus (leaf earth) and some chalk . Always use a pot with a hole. |
| Watering | The substrate must always be moist. |
| Fertilizer | From May to August every 14 days with liquid fertilizer. |
| Reproduction | By dividing the rhizomes of adult plants in the spring. |
| Bloom | Blooms from spring to mid-summer. A separate flower lasts about three days. |
| Transfer | In spring, in large specimens, the upper layers of the soil can be changed. |
| Features of care | Regular spraying with soft water is required |
| Difficulties | At low humidity, it suffers from a spider mite, the tips and edges of the leaves may dry up. |
| Air cleaning | – |
| Toxicity | – |
