The rhizomes aren't as tasty as culinary ginger, but the flowers and flower buds add flavor to dishes like salads. Some folks know it as butterfly ginger because when its pure white blooms open ...

It makes good cut flowers. Plant butterfly ginger in part sun in moist, rich soil with good drainage. Cutting back old stems when flowers fade encourages new growth. It looks good planted near ...

Ginger is a delicious culinary delight and a beautiful plant that can grow in any garden. There are a lot of plants that are labeled as ginger, but not all of these are tasty. Here are a few ...

Hidden lily ginger or hidden ginger belongs to the genus Curcuma. This species is unique in that it blooms before the foliage grows out in the spring. This allows the flower spikes to be clearly seen.

Curcumas and hedychiums need some sun for best blooms. But the peacock and dancing ladies (Globba spp.) need shade. If leaves are curling, a ginger is getting too much sun, Galiano says.

Red Emperor ginger is one of those plants people treasure even if it never blooms. I did not know much about this plant but received a cluster of them from my daughter, who had been using them as ...

We often refer to this group as the butterfly gingers because the elegant blooms resemble the winged insects. Red ginger The rows of red-orange flowers of this striking ginger are arranged to ...

As a tropical plant, kahili ginger thrives in humid conditions so if you can create your own indoor greenhouse for tropical plants, that's a great option to ensure it grows its best flowers or you ...

Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is not a difficult plant to grow and its long, leaf blades and aromatic flowers are beautiful. Ginger is started from rhizomes cuttings, not from seed. It is hard to ...

The spice Tumeric comes from the ginger known as Curcuma longa. Most of us grow gingers, however, for the lush tropical-looking foliage and spectacular blooms. When I introduce gardeners to ...

"Ooh, New England pie pumpkin," said Ginger Rapport, manager for 17 years of the She bent to admire the plant but abruptly changed course. "Look at that big guy over there," she said, scurrying ...