I am always drawn to a variegated form of almost any landscape plant due to its added foliar ornamental features and its ability to stand out in a crowd. Ornamental ginger are such useful and sustainable plants across our landscape as ... READ MORE
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Designs for Small-Scale Postharvest Washing of Ginger/Turmeric Rhizomes By Jacob Muller, Daniel Crawford, Raúl Cabezón, Harrison Meekins, Maria Paz Kinslow, Wanda Laughlin, Robert Hochmuth, and Paul Fisher Manually washing the rhizomes ... READ MORE
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As you start your gardening hobby here in Southwest Florida, any new tropical plant is a novelty to the beginning gardener. One such plant that you might receive from a neighbor or purchase from a local garden center or nursery is the ... READ MORE
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My favorite ginger is the pine cone ginger. I like it because of its relatively large glossy green leaves, which provide a tropical look in the landscape. However, my favorite characteristic of this plant is its inflorescence, or group of flowers, ... READ MORE
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Do you sometimes see flowering plants that are so exotic that it makes you turn around for a second look when you pass by them in the garden center? I have seen people experience a double take when they spy a Curcuma or tulip ginger! ... READ MORE
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Why not get a little passive income from your garden this summer? The hottest season is here, and many people set down their shovels and rakes to let the land relax until the fall. I don’t blame them, it’s hot, but there are several golden ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Cultivated as food and medicine for thousands of years, ginger, turmeric and galangal are members of the ginger family that are both ornamental and edible. They are prized worldwide for their edible, underground, tuber-like rhizomes. They ... READ MORE
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A: The best time to transplant any perennial is soon after it has finished blooming. Some gingers are ornamental and others are true gingers, Zingiber officinale, which can be used for seasoning and cooking. Both types of ginger grow best in ... READ MORE
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A: It is often very difficult to identify plants but the sample you brought to me was easier as it had an unusual flower. You plant is a curcuma which is a genus in Zingiberaceae or ginger family. These plants are native to the warm, humid environments ... READ MORE
Category: Home LandscapesTallahassee Democrat July 31, 2015 By Trevor Hylton Jamaican Sorrel. Photo by Trevor Hylton. Hibiscus sabdariffa also known as Roselle and Jamaican Sorrel is not indigenous ... READ MORE
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