Zingiber zerumbet is a real attention-getter. Better known as pinecone ginger or shampoo ginger, this perennial beauty sports cone-shaped structures called bracts that change from a light green to a ...

The finest ginger root is grown in Jamaica, but that’s no reason you shouldn’t give it a try. A ginger plant is easy enough to get started. Just go to the local food market, buy a fresh piece, then ...

A Rutgers University study in New Jersey is exploring the cultivation of "baby ginger" as a potentially profitable crop for ...

Some plants grow pretty much unnoticed until someone finds something exciting about them, and such is the case for red bamboo ginger (Alpinia luteocarpa). Its secret is in its aromatic leaves and ...

The plant: Exotic ginger emerged long ago from its native Asia to become a centuries-old trade item between Europe and Asia. Ginger’s pungent, spicy flavor became a favorite among the Greeks and ...

Why it’s choice: Native wild ginger is an elegant ground cover with bold, deep-green, heart-shaped leaves. But you get more than good looks from this plant’s foliage. Check under the leaves in spring ...