by randy | Apr 28, 2016 | Ginger Plants |
Shampoo Ginger This is the famous Awapuhi ginger from Hawaii. Hawaiians used this amazing plant for a great many things. The leaves were used in their earth ovens as a wrapping around fish and pork, to keep the meat moist and to impart a gingery flavor. The rhizomes...
by randy | Apr 28, 2016 | Ginger Plants |
When you think of plants from Africa, gingers aren’t usually the first plants that come to mind, but Siphonochilus kirkii is a real show stopper. For such a small plant, the flowers of this ginger are huge. To top it off, they’re fragrant as well....
by randy | Apr 28, 2016 | Ginger Plants |
Turmeric On top of being both a medicinal, and a culinary herb, it’s beautiful too. The foliage is very tropical looking, and the torch shaped flowers are quite beautiful. On top of all of this, it goes completely dormant in the Winter, so it can be easily grown...
by randy | Apr 28, 2016 | Ginger Plants |
Lemon Ginger Monocostus uniflorus is such a great little spiral ginger. The thick glossy leaves give the plant a vibrant appearance, and the yellow flowers with their large 2″ labellums, seem to be too large for the diminutive stature of the prominently...
by randy | Apr 27, 2016 | Ginger Plants |
This interesting ginger is a hybrid. The hybridizer did not reveal the parentage, but Hedychium coronarium is, without question, one of the parents. The flowers are quite large, and make for a rather stunning presentation. They have the same fragrance as Hedychium...
