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Roscoea schneideriana is a hardy perennial tuberous plant in the ginger family, native to mountains of western China. It dies back each year and grows well in cool, moist, well-drained conditions.
Roscoea schneideriana is a species of flowering plant in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is a perennial herbaceous plant found in China, in Tibet, Sichuan and Yunnan. Most members of the Zingiberaceae family, to which it belongs, are tropical, but R. schneideriana grows in much colder mountainous regions.
Roscoea schneideriana is found in Tibet, Sichuan and Yunnan, in China, growing at altitudes of 2,600–3,500 m (8,500–11,500 ft) in mixed forests, moist stony grassland and rocky mountain cliffs.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Roscoea schneideriana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
