Ginger rhizomes, more commonly known as ginger roots, come from the flowering plant Zingiber officinale. Because it’s a tropical plant, ginger can be tricky to grow outdoors in much of North America, ...

Ginger is a delicious culinary delight and a beautiful plant that can grow in any garden. There are a lot of plants that are labeled as ginger, but not all of these are tasty. Here are a few common ...

Question: We moved into an older home and found this flower opening on a plant that has broad green leaves. What is the plant and the care needed? Answer: What a wonderful surprise to find the giant ...

When choosing plants for a garden, you may base your decision on a variety of factors. We sometimes decide to choose plants based on a color palette we like. This is easy to do if you want a garden of ...

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 ...

Is there a better botanical designation than Zingiber zerumbet? Not only is that a great name, the species and its varieties are fun to grow. But Zingibers are relatively scarce here because they’re ...

Long summer days stimulate the flowering of many fragrant ginger species. Visitors to our islands frequently comment on how sweet our air smells with the abundance of flowers in bloom. Many ginger ...

Every longtime gardener has a list of tough flowering perennials they consult when they need a dependable plant. My criteria for selecting the plants on this list are simple: They must be “tough,” ...

The famous trumpeting, cupped receptacle on daffodils is called a corona, and botanists are confounded as to its function. However, the presence of the corona does assist us in explaining why daffodil ...

The greening of the forests is upon us now and soon we'll be seeing a full canopy among the trees. Looking through the open woods as we were able to do for the last seven months is about to end. New ...