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Fresh ginger can add a breath of fresh, spicy air to any dish that needs a bit of waking up. But when the holiday season rolls around, ginger takes a starring role in pies, cookies, and of course ...
Ginger has been used for some 2,000 years to treat specific health conditions. Today, the plant's benefits are being recognized on a global scale.
Alpinia purpurata, commonly referred to as red ginger, ostrich plume and pink cone ginger, is a ginger native to Maluku and the southwest Pacific islands.In typical ginger fashion, A. purpurata is a rhizomatous plant, spreading underground in a horizontal growth habit, sending feeder roots downwards into the substrate and sprouting leafy vertical stems from nodes located along the rhizome.
The leaves are found in colonies or clusters as the rhizome spreads, forming mats. [3] The leaves emit a ginger aroma when rubbed. [ 4 ] Blooming from April to July (about a month earlier in British Columbia ), [ 4 ] the flower sits at the end of a 15 cm (6 in) leafstalk, often on the ground, hidden by the leaves. [ 5 ]
Alpinia zerumbet, commonly known as shell ginger among other names, is a perennial species of ginger native to East Asia. The plants can grow up to 2.5 to 3 meters (8 to 10 ft) tall and bear colorful funnel-shaped flowers. They are grown as ornamentals and their leaves are used in cuisine and traditional medicine.
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Alpinia caerulea is a rhizomatous plant with arching stalks growing to 2–3 m (6 ft 7 in – 9 ft 10 in) long. [4] [5] [6] Each carries a number of large alternately arranged leaves up to 40 cm (16 in) long and 10 cm (3.9 in) wide.
Costus woodsonii, the red button ginger or scarlet spiral flag, is a species of flowering plant in the family Costaceae, native to Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] A rhizomatous geophytic perennial, it is recommended for coastal gardens, borders, containers, and general wet, tropical garden applications. [ 3 ]