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Cobertura limitada
Jengibre
Zingiber officinale
El jengibre culinario verdadero — una perenne herbácea tropical de origen asiático, cultivada por su aromático, picante y ramificado rizoma, más que por su flor, que raramente se ve. Los pseudotallos similares a cañas sostienen hojas lanceoladas dispuestas en dos filas, que alcanzan de 2-4 feet, surgiendo de un rizoma subterráneo carnoso que es la especia de cocina y botica. Resistente al aire libre únicamente en las zonas USDA 9-12; en regiones más frías se cultiva como anual de temporada cálida o planta en maceta, iniciado cada primavera a partir de un rizoma fresco del supermercado.
Climate fit: narrow (31/100)
Edible
Container
Light
Part shade
Water
Consistent moisture
Mature size
24-48" tall · 12" apart
Hardy in zones
9a-12b
frosty to frost-free winters
AHS heat range
9-12
Plant range authored in AHS heat-zone terms.
Native in Illinois
No
Se cultiva por su rizoma comestible, una de las especias más antiguas que se conocen, usada fresca, congelada o seca y molida.
Cold hardiness
Future
These values are location-based: this location's current hardiness is the baseline, and the 2050 value is a projected future climate for this same location.
Now
Zone 6b
USDA
Published baseline for this location from 1991-2020.
Source: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023 (1991-2020 climatology) via ArcGIS FeatureServer
Won't grow here
2050
Zone 7a
Plotwright
Projected zone for this same location in 2050 (2041-2070) using SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry).
Won't grow here
In plain terms: This location is in Zone 6b today. Its hardiness profile is cold winters, and coldest nights are typically around -3°F. By 2050, the projected hardiness zone is Zone 7a based on SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry). That is a +0.5-zone shift from Zone 6b to Zone 7a by 2050.
✕
Out of range today and still out of range in 2050.
Heat tolerance
Future
Heat tolerance values are location-based too: heat days today are observed at this site, and the 2050 value projects this same location under a future climate.
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Where this plant fits
Suitable across 32 ecoregions — 22 climate-resilient through 2070 · 10 newly possible by 2070. Best matches first.
Arizona Mountains forests
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Atlantic coastal pine barrens
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California coastal sage and chaparral
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Central Pacific Northwest coastal forests
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Central-Southern Cascades Forests
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Chihuahuan desert
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Chilean Matorral
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Eastern Australian temperate forests
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Eastern Great Lakes lowland forests
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Edwards Plateau savanna
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Sources & citations
Cite this page
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Plotwright. (2026, May 17). Jengibre (Zingiber officinale). Retrieved 2026, June 14, from https://plotwright.garden/plants/zingiber-officinale
Sources for every fact
Every fact on this page traces to a source. 18 fields cited - 18 source-backed.
Missouri Botanical Garden PlantFinder
Botanical research database
Backs 17 fields
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