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 bright, commanding red in late summer and ...

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 fr… ...

The Shampoo Ginger Lily plant. IF YOU have ever seen the videos of various individuals squeezing a cone-shaped red flower bud and using the gel that came out of it to wash their hair, you must ...

This fabulous ginger from Australia grows six feet tall in bright, filtered light. Jewel pagoda flaunts six- to 10-inch inflorescences with green, red-edged bracts and white-and-purple blossoms.

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 ...

Plant ginger rhizomes just below the surface in moist, ... Pinecone or shampoo ginger ... blooms in vibrant shades of pink, purple, rose, and red.

Red bamboo ginger Light: Very bright indirect Height: 1-3 feet Spread: 2-3 feet Hardiness: Zones 9-11 Origin: Philippines Some plants grow pretty much unnoticed until someone finds so… ...

One may wonder why this ginger species is called greenii when its colors and common name invoke the color red. It appears that all plants in cultivation have originated from one plant collected in ...

One variety of the ?awapuhi plant is aptly named the shampoo ginger, as its sap, once squeezed from its blossom is used as a shampoo and body soap. 'Awapuhi could also be dried and pounded into a ...