A wonderful group of plants called gingers thrive in the heat and delight us with bold foliage and attractive flowers.

Q: When and how would I plant edible ginger? Does it need a chilling spell like garlic? — M.K., Houston A: We can grow culinary gingers from firm, healthy rhizomes bought at the grocery store ...

Mary Hattler, Staff Photographer Detail of Maracas "beehive ginger" in the World of Flowers exhibit. at the 15th annual Festival of Flowers on Mar 5, 2008 on the Providence Hospital campus. Q: Are ...

This is an edible ginger that survives our winters. Unlike it's tropical cousins that prefer hot sunshine and humid days, these ginger like a spot in the garden with a little more shade. The plant ...

Ginger has been used for some 2,000 years to treat specific health conditions. Today, the plant's benefits are being recognized on a global scale.

Like those of the banana and the Zingiber, rhizomes of various turmeric (Curcuma) plants, a closer ginger relative, are overwintered with her same “towel-wrapped-and-bagged treatment.” Image ...

This is an edible ginger that survives our winters. Unlike it's tropical cousins that prefer hot sunshine and humid days, these ginger like a spot in the garden with a little more shade. The plant ...