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I stumbled across a clump of an old time favorite plant. Granny Cloud loved it and it is often found tucked away in shady locations around old historic homes and in tropical gardens. It is just about ...

When I give a gentle squeeze to the red ‘cone’ of pinecone ginger, a clear, fragrant liquid seeps out of the plant and onto my hand. It’s not sticky. Rather, it feels fresh and fragrant. If I rub my ...

Zingiber zerumbet is a real attention-getter. Better known as pinecone ginger or shampoo ginger, this perennial beauty sports cone-shaped structures called bracts that change from a light green to a ...

A: Pine cone ginger, Zingiber zerumbet, is a great plant for summer gardens. The common name comes from its cone-shaped bracts. These green cones (actually inflorescences) are decorated with white ...

I planted some pine cone ginger this year. Its leaves are now turning yellow but my shell ginger is green. What might be happening to the pine cone ginger? A Pine cone ginger is deciduous while shell ...

My favorite ginger is pine cone ginger. I like it because of its relatively large, glossy, green leaves that provide a tropical look in the landscape; however, my favorite characteristic of this plant ...