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Zingiber officinale 'Ginger'
Ginger
Ginger is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root or ginger, is widely used as a spice and a folk medicine. Harvest in October or plant in containers and bring inside in the fall.
- Warm-climate plant grown for aromatic rhizomes
- Fresh roots have bright spicy-sweet flavor
- Needs heat, moisture, and a long season to size up
- Excellent in stir-fries, tea, baking, and curry
- Category: Herbs
- Hardiness Zone: 9-12
- Height: 24-48 in
- Spread: 12-24 in
- Spacing: 12 in
- Temperature: 55 to 95°F
Soil Moisture
| • | Moist, Well-Drained |
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Zingiber officinale 'Ginger'
Plant ginger in very warm conditions with rich, moisture-retentive but well-drained soil. Give bright filtered light or gentle morning sun, feed lightly through summer, and keep evenly moist. Harvest young ginger early or mature rhizomes late.