It is a testament to the gardening-crazed culture of the Bay Area that when you say the word "ginger," people are as likely to think of the plant as the spice. With ginger's often striking tropical ...

Months of hot, humid weather make summers in New Orleans a challenge for many plants (and people). But as some plants languish in the heat, a wonderful group called gingers thrive and delight us with ...

If shell and butterfly ginger are the extent of your familiarity with this family of plants, a whole world of color and growth habits awaits you. On a recent visit to the New Orleans Botanical Garden, ...

Alpinia zerumbet commonly called Shell Ginger originated in South East Asia and Hawaii and comes from the Ginger family. Shell Ginger is quite showy; the flower resembles shells hence the common name.

That said, let’s talk about some lovely species that make excellent garden specimens, some of which are well suited to spectacular cut flower arrangements. One of my personal favorites is shell ginger ...

It was a gardener's knd of morning: rain-refreshed with plenty of plant talk over apple pie and lemonade. The hospitable hostess: Beth Galiano. The topic: gingers and the months of enjoyment these low ...

Want to add some tropical flair to your garden this summer? Then look no further than lush ginger plants. Gingers hail from tropical Asia, India, Africa, and the Americas. Many are highly ornamental ...

Ginger is an ideal plant for shady, damp areas of the landscape. You may be surprised to find it has many uses besides being a landscape filler. In a culinary sense you know ginger root, but did you ...