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|familia=Zingiberaceae
|genus=Zingiber
|common_name=Ginger
|habit=bulbous
|Min ht metric=cm
|Min ht metric=cm
|origin=Indomalaysia, E Asia, N Australia
|lifespan=perennial
|exposure=sun, part-sun
|water=moist, moderate
|features=flowers, edible, foliage
|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer
|Temp Metric=°F
|Temp Metric=°F
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|image=Koeh-146.jpg
|image_width=240
|image_width=200
|image_caption=Sketch of ginger plant
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About 60 species exist in the ginger (Zingiberaceae) family, but the only one we commonly eat is the rhizome of [[Zingiber officinale]]. The herbaceous and evergreen rhizomatous plants form clumps. They are perennial herbs. Leaves are normally narrow and arranged in 2 ranks on upright stems. Blooms are often very bright colors and appear cone-like, with the waxy-looking bracts overlapping. These inflorescences rise from the plant's base in summer. The majority are frost tender, though some do well in temperate gardens.
About 60 species exist in the ginger (Zingiberaceae) family, but the only one we commonly eat is the rhizome of [[Zingiber officinale]]. The herbaceous and evergreen rhizomatous plants form clumps. They are perennial herbs. Leaves are normally narrow and arranged in 2 ranks on upright stems. Blooms are often very bright colors and appear cone-like, with the waxy-looking bracts overlapping. These inflorescences rise from the plant's base in summer. The majority are frost tender, though some do well in temperate gardens.
==References==
==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
*Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381
*Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
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