⚡️ #Fun_Facts:How to French Kiss the Red Button Ginger

💋 Costus spicatus x woodsonii (Red Button Ginger, French Kiss): this ginger's inflorescence resembles a cluster of bright red buttons, making it a standout in tropical gardens.

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✨ Why should you grow Chinese keys ginger in your garden?

• 🟡If you're looking for a plant that offers both culinary versatility and health benefits, Boesenbergia rotunda, or Chinese Keys Ginger, or Fingerroot, is a fantastic choice.
• 🟡This Southeast Asian herb is known not just for its ability to spice up soups and seafood dishes, but also for its role in traditional medicine. From aiding digestion to boosting vitality and longevity, this plant brings more than just flavor to the table.
• 🟡Whether you're a foodie exploring new tastes or someone seeking natural wellness solutions, this unique ginger might just be the perfect addition to your garden and kitchen!

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Most interesting edible gingers

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😵 How this Raspberry ginger became spiral

• 🍓Spectacular! Costus vargasii - Spiral Ginger Raspberry Yogurt
• 🍓This interesting name refers to the colorful raspberry colored stem, but that's not the only colorful thing about this Spiraling Ginger.
• 🍓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.
• 🍓This is a large vigorous ginger, the spirals are growing up to 5-6 ft tall!

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🍴 Hog plum chutney: quick-n-fun exotic recipes

• 🔴Simmer Hog Plums with chilies, ginger, and sugar.
• 🔴Sweet, sour, and fiery - perfect with curries.

Hog Plum Chutney

Ingredients

• 2 cups hog plum pulp
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 small red chili, sliced
• 1 tsp grated ginger
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 cup water

Instructions

1. Combine hog plum pulp, sugar, ginger, salt, and water in a saucepan.
2. Bring to a simmer over medium heat.
3. Add sliced chili and cook 10 to 15 minutes until thickened.
4. Cool and serve with curries, meats, or rice.

🛒 Plant a Hog Plum and always have juicy fruit: you can freeze it too!

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• Why everyone's falling for the Hog Plum
• Hog Plum health benefits
• This is how the flowers of a Hog Plum look like
• The Hog Plum tree fruit
• What fruit tree is full of fruit year around

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🍴 Cinnamon leaf tea: quick-n-fun exotic recipes

• 🟢Steep fresh cinnamon leaves in hot water with a slice of ginger.
• 🟢Fragrant, soothing, and naturally sweet!

Cinnamon Leaf Tea

Ingredients

• 3-4 fresh cinnamon leaves (Cinnamomum verum)
• 1 slice fresh ginger
• 1 cup hot water

Instructions

1. Bring water to a near boil.
2. Add fresh cinnamon leaves and a slice of ginger.
3. Steep for 5-7 minutes until fragrant and golden.
4. Strain and serve warm.

🛒 Plant Cinnamon Tree - the spice that is always with you

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• How to Grow Your Own Cinnamon Tree – Spice and Health Right by the Kitchen
• How to increase libido
• What is Cinnamon made of?

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