It is a testament to the gardening-crazed culture of the Bay Area that when you say the word "ginger," people are as likely to think of the plant as the spice. With ginger's often striking tropical ...

Shell ginger blooms after two years of growth, so don’t expect to see its shiny pink flowers, arranged in a tapering cone, in the summer immediately after a freeze. But one winter without a killing ...

Do you dream of a tropical paradise in your backyard? If so, you might consider planting gingers that are adapted to our area to add that tropical flare. Gingers are a large group of exotic plants ...

Growth habit: An evergreen perennial growing in expanding clumps to 8 feet tall and at least as wide. The leaves are deep green and oblong in shape, growing to 2 feet long and 6 inches wide along ...