by randy | Jan 17, 2019 | Ginger Plants, Rare Plants, Spice |
Kaempferia parviflora is an herbaceous plant in the family Zingiberaceae, native to Thailand. Kaempferia parviflora has been the subject of increased scientific interest in recent years. In a systematic review in 2016, 683 records and 7 studies were analyzed, with a...
by randy | Jun 19, 2017 | Ginger Plants, Spice |
Greater galangal If you have tasted Thai food, then you have probably tasted galangal. It is a key ingredient in Thai green curry paste, but most Americans have never used or even seen the spice. Galangal is used much like regular culinary ginger, but the flavor is...
by randy | Jan 24, 2017 | Flowers, Ginger Plants, Spice |
This little herb is fairly well known throughout Southeast Asia, but in America it is very rare and difficult to find. It is used as a culinary herb, as well as medicinally. The rhizomes are used throughout its range, as a culinary herb to flavor rice. This is one of...
by randy | Jan 10, 2017 | Ginger Plants, Spice |
Black turmeric It took me a long time to get my hands on one of these. This is one of the rarest gingers in the USA. The inside of the rhizomes is not really black, but a dark blue. This Indian ginger is used mostly as a medicinal plant. It is reportedly effective for...
by randy | Jan 4, 2017 | Flowers, Ginger Plants |
Costus fissiligulatus This African spiral ginger is the bloomiest plant of any Costus I’ve ever grown. They stay on the small side at about three feet tall, but the flowers are on the large side at two and a half inches across. This plant is rather rare in the...
by randy | May 9, 2016 | Ginger Plants |
Shell Ginger Alpinia zerumbet is by far the most widely cultivated ginger in Florida landscapes, and it isn’t hard to see why. This is probably the most forgiving of all of the gingers in regard to soil conditions, light conditions, water, and temperature. In...
