Zingiber zerumbet (Pine Cone Ginger) - Video 3
Botanical name: Zingiber zerumbet
Common names: Pine Cone Ginger, Shampoo Ginger
Family: Zingiberaceae
Origin: India and the Malaysian Peninsula
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Zingiber zerumbet
Pine Cone Ginger, also called Shampoo Ginger due to its unique, milky substance found in the cones. It is widely used as a natural shampoo in Asia and Hawaii, and even found in commercial shampoos.
Pine Cone Ginger, also called Shampoo Ginger due to its unique, milky substance found in the cones. It is widely used as a natural shampoo in Asia and Hawaii, and even found in commercial shampoos.
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Pine cone ginger, Shampoo Ginger. All parts of this ginger are spicy fragrant. The cone shaped flowers are long lasting and useful for cut flower arrangements. This plant is most widely known around the world as the Shampoo Ginger for the milky substance in the cones, and it is in fact used as a shampoo in Asia and Hawaii, and as an ingredient in several commercial shampoos.
Pinecone ginger is considered a canoe plant, that is, a plant introduced throughout the Pacific by the ancient Polynesian settlers.
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Pinecone ginger is considered a canoe plant, that is, a plant introduced throughout the Pacific by the ancient Polynesian settlers.
Recommended Fertilizer: SUNSHINE Robusta - Rapid Growth Booster