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 ...

Description: The largest genus in the Zingiberaceae family, Alpinia comprises more than 200 species. And although most Alpinias are tropical plants, there are hardy species, too, including A. zerumbet ...

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 ...

Few groups of plants can offer everything from culinary harvests to attractive foliage and gorgeous blooms that gingers can. Most are from tropical and subtropical environments, making them a great ...

Months of hot, humid weather make our summer a challenge for many plants in our gardens. A wonderful group of plants called gingers thrive in the heat, however, and delight us with bold foliage and ...

Question: I’m a new home gardener trying to maintain a pest-free environment to the extent possible for my plants and shrubs. Besides chemical applications, what recommendations can you make to help ...

Do you dream of a tropical paradise in your backyard? If so, you might consider planting gingers that are adapted to our area to add that tropical flare. Gingers are a large group of exotic plants ...

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.

Beardless Louisiana Iris – Black Gamecock – when most people think of iris, they think of the bearded iris. But there are many other iris species, from beardless to woodland and short-season spring ...

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 ...

Beardless Louisiana Iris – Black Gamecock – when most people think of iris, they think of the bearded iris. But there are many other iris species, from beardless to woodland and short-season spring ...