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What is the most beautiful ginger? 5 most spectacular Ginger species
Hedychium flavum x coronarium - Yellow Butterfly Ginger
Costus arabicus (amazonicus) variegata - Variegated Spiral Ginger
Zingiber Zerumbet - Pine Cone Ginger, Shampoo Ginger
Costus vargasii - Spiral Ginger Raspberry Yogurt
Costus fissiligulatus - African Princess, Cameroon Costus
🎋 What is the most beautiful ginger? 5 most spectacular Ginger species.
Ginger is famous for its culinary and medicinal uses, and many species are also strikingly beautiful, making them perfect centerpieces for tropical gardens or potted plant collections, especially in shaded spots. Here are a few of our favorite cultivars.
📚 More gingers in previous posts:
Alpinia formosana x zerumbet Variegata - Variegated Ginger
Costus spicatus x woodsonii - Red Button Ginger, French Kiss
Hedychium coronarium - Butterfly Ginger
Kaempferia angustifolia - Laos Silver Stripe
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Ginger is famous for its culinary and medicinal uses, and many species are also strikingly beautiful, making them perfect centerpieces for tropical gardens or potted plant collections, especially in shaded spots. Here are a few of our favorite cultivars.
- 🍭 Hedychium flavum x coronarium - Yellow Butterfly Ginger, Nardo Ginger Lily - rare hybrid of White Butterfly ginger we mentioned earlier, it is more vigorous and tall than its parent. With attractive long green leaves with a slight fuzziness, this ginger has open long spikes of pastel yellow flowers with a beautiful heady aroma. Exquisitely fragrant!
- 🍭 Costus arabicus (amazonicus) variegata - Variegated Spiral Ginger - is a show stopper! Very popular in Hawaii and Florida. Spiraling stems rise with a strong white variegation and topped with green and white cone like flowers. Vigorous grower, it prefers shade, moist soil and lots of water.
- 🍭 Zingiber Zerumbet - Pine Cone Ginger, Shampoo Ginger - is probably the most popular one. All parts of this ginger are spicy fragrant. The cone shaped flowers are long lasting and useful for cut flower arrangements. 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.
- 🍭 Costus vargasii - Spiral Ginger Raspberry Yogurt - The name refers to the colorful raspberry colored stem, but that's not the only colorful thing about it: the leaves are dark green, long and glossy with velvety deep purple undersides. The inflorescence is a vivid red with tight bracts and bold yellow flowers. The butterflies love to drink the nectar from the flowers. Large vigorous ginger, growing up to 5-6 ft tall.
- 🍭 Costus fissiligulatus - African Princess, Cameroon Costus - from Gabon in West Africa. It has a dazzling pink trumpet flower with a yellow throat. It is very floriferous with an inflorescence of numerous flower buds on a shortish plant of 3-4 ft that stands very erect. It is an easy grower
📚 More gingers in previous posts:
Alpinia formosana x zerumbet Variegata - Variegated Ginger
Costus spicatus x woodsonii - Red Button Ginger, French Kiss
Hedychium coronarium - Butterfly Ginger
Kaempferia angustifolia - Laos Silver Stripe
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No matter how much the cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens
➕ "No matter how much the cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens." - Abraham Lincoln
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Why Bananas? They are good for you and are fun to grow!
Red Banana
Praying Hands Banana
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Rojo Banana
Variegated Banana
🍌 Why Bananas? They are good for you and are fun to grow!
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- 💛 Bananas are berries, not fruits!
- 💛 They float in water like apples and watermelons.
- 💛 Bananas are high in potassium, which helps muscles work properly.
- 💛 They can improve your mood because they contain tryptophan, which your body turns into serotonin.
- 💛 Bananas are great for your heart because they have lots of fiber and potassium.
- 💛 Eating bananas can help with digestion since they are rich in fiber.
- 💛 They are a natural energy booster, perfect for a quick snack.
- 💛 Bananas can help keep your blood pressure in check due to their low sodium and high potassium content.
- 💛 They contain vitamins like B6 and C, which are good for your immune system.
- 💛 Rubbing the inside of a banana peel on mosquito bites can reduce itching and swelling.
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Why is it called Cry Baby Tree?
⚡️ Why is it called Cry Baby Tree?
👶 Erythrina (Cry Baby Tree): When the wind blows through its leaves, it produces a rustling sound that resembles a baby crying, hence its name. The plant has spectacular red flowers and beautiful red seeds (see also earlier post).
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👶 Erythrina (Cry Baby Tree): When the wind blows through its leaves, it produces a rustling sound that resembles a baby crying, hence its name. The plant has spectacular red flowers and beautiful red seeds (see also earlier post).
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Why is it called Cry Baby Tree?
Erythrina flower - Cry Baby Tree
Erythrina seeds - Cry Baby Tree
Erythrina - Cry Baby Tree
⚡️ #Fun_Facts: Why is it called Cry Baby Tree?
👶 Erythrina (Cry Baby Tree): When the wind blows through its leaves, it produces a rustling sound that resembles a baby crying, hence its name. The plant has spectacular red flowers and beautiful red seeds (see also earlier post).
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👶 Erythrina (Cry Baby Tree): When the wind blows through its leaves, it produces a rustling sound that resembles a baby crying, hence its name. The plant has spectacular red flowers and beautiful red seeds (see also earlier post).
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