Ginger

Zingiber officinale {{{latin_name}}}	Ginger, Common ginger, Stem ginger, Canton ginger
	Habit: herbaceous clump Height: ⇕ 3-5ft (0.9-1.5m) Width: ⇔ 3ft (90cm) Lifespan: ⌛ perennial, annual Origin: ✈ Tropical Asia Poisonous: ☠ reactions in some	Exposure: ☼ part-sun Water: ◍ Features: ✓ edible, medicinal Hardiness: ☃ Bloom: ❀ summer USDA Zones: 9-12 Sunset Zones:
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Zingiber officinale is grown for the spicy aromatic root, popular in cooking and as medicine, as well as for aesthetic reasons in warm climes. Leaves are glossy green and narrow. Small green inflorescences have white and pink-maroon buds and yellow flowers. Plant comes in various forms. Most forms sterile.

More information about this species can be found on the genus page.

Cultivation

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Similar species

• Myoga (Zingiber mioga Roscoe) - flower buds are used in Japanese cuisine
• galangal (Boesenbergia rotunda, aka Thai ginger, fingerroot, Chinese ginger or krachai) also in the ginger family is used in Thai cuisine. Galangal is also called Thai ginger.
• Asarum canadense, a native species of eastern North America, is also known as "wild ginger", but should not be eaten!

Gallery

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  Ginger section
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  Ginger field
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  Sketch of ginger plant

References

• Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381

External links

• w:Ginger. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
• Ginger QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)