Edible ginger (Zingiber officinale) is also known as ginger root, Chinese ginger or common gingerHedychium are often called butterfly ginger lily or garland lily Each species has a unique floral shape but characteristic "cannalike" large foliage Hedychium originate in areas where monsoons are common and heavy, moist, warm tropical air is the norm Try to mimic their native growing conditions for the healthiest Hedychium plantsGinger (Zingiber officinale) is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root or ginger, is widely used as a spice and a folk medicine It is a herbaceous perennial which grows annual pseudostems (false stems made of the rolled bases of leaves) about one meter tall bearing narrow leaf blades The inflorescences bear flowers having pale yellow petals with purple edges, and arise directly
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