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When gently squeezed, a replenishable clear, fragrant liquid can be oozed from the cone. In cold winter zones, bring containers indoors to overwinter before first frost, or dig rhizomes, remove top growth and store in a cool dry location keep slightly moist through winter. Water abundantly to keep soil evenly moist during growing season. Provide organically rich, slightly acidic, well-drained soil. How tall does pinecone ginger grow?īetween 3 and 6 feet How do you care for a ginger cone plant?

A single rhizome can grow many forks each with several erect leaves. Pinecone ginger grows in full sun to part shade in humus-rich amended soil that is well-drained. Red ginger can grow tall up to 8 feet, and it has a spectacular flower spike. This plant is quite easy to care for and may grow so well in plant containers that you will have to prune it often. The grated rhizomes add a spicy zest to a many recipes. While the fragrant liquid inside the bracts of pinecone ginger is the only part of the plant I’ve had experience using, many cultures have used the rhizomes for a variety of culinary and medicinal purposes. Not only are the rhizomes of common ginger edible, but so are its leaves and shootsso feel free to chop them up finely and use them as a seasoning! The leaves and shoots, meanwhile, have a less pungent flavor than the rhizome. Can you eat red ginger?Ĭommon ginger, also called culinary ginger, is one of the most popular edible types. Above you see a pretty species planted worldwide in the tropics, Red Ginger, sometimes called Ostrich Plume, ALPINIA PURPURATA. The sap may cause brief, minor skin and eye irritations. Is red ginger poisonous?Īll parts of Red Ginger are reported as mildly toxic, causing cardiac effects.

Keep soil moist, watering freely in dry weather. Shampoo Ginger, Pinecone Ginger (Zingiber zerumbet) It can be used as a hair cleansing shampoo and as an ingredient in lotions, shampoos and cosmetics.