Plant specs. Ginger has long been used in herbal medicine for its digestive properties. A long and prominent red stamen emerges from each yellow flower, giving the inflorescence a striking appearance. Yellow Ginger Pickled ginger root is a staple when eating sushi. Butterfly ginger is a green-leaved plant that only grows about 3 feet tall, prefers part shade, and should be grown near the lanai or porch so you can appreciate the wonderful smell of the blossoms. Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root or ginger, is widely used as a spice and a folk medicine. Among the longest-blooming ginger lilies, with stems to 4 feet tall, carrying yellow flowers with a darker gold throat. It is also called the Ginger Lily and the Butterfly Flower and it is a hardy plant that can grow up to eight feet tall. Pineapple ginger. Tecoma stans is the official flower of the United States Virgin Islands and the floral emblem of The Bahamas.. Ginger flowers bloom in blue, red, white, pink and yellow. Hedychium flavescens (Yellow Ginger Lily) is a massive Indian species that can reach 8-9' in height. The flowers of Kahili ginger are very fragrant and large. Ginger, Zingiber officinale, is an erect, herbaceous perennial plant in the family Zingiberaceae grown for its edible rhizome (underground stem) which is widely used as a spice.The rhizome is brown, with a corky outer layer and pale-yellow scented center. Description The above ground shoot is erect and reed-like with linear leaves that are arranged alternately on the stem. Special Characteristics. Kahili Ginger flowers. It is a herbaceous perennial which grows annual pseudostems (false stems made of the rolled bases of leaves) about one meter tall bearing narrow leaf blades. Tecoma stans is a species of flowering perennial shrub in the trumpet vine family, Bignoniaceae, that is native to the Americas.Common names include yellow trumpetbush, yellow bells, yellow elder, ginger-thomas. wide (7 cm). long (45 cm), packed with up to 50 fragrant, lemon-yellow flowers, 3 in. The flower spike is six to eight inches (15-20 cm.) Ginger grows up and out from the original rhizome. Honeysuckle fragrance. Variegated ginger is a moderate grower that can … Here in Hawaii, Yellow Ginger is an invasive weed in moist forests and open areas, and it is especially common along roadsides. Edible Yellow Ginger Root adds flavor and zing to many delicious culinary dishes. If you do see one of these flowers during your stay in Hawaii, try to smell it. It is an ornamental plant that is found in eastern India and Nepal as well as many other places. 4. They are ruffled and may be white or pink with yellow centers. This ginger will give you spectacular blooms. The similar White Ginger (Hedychium coronarium) has pure white (not cream) flowers with pale yellow at the base of the top petal. They can grow up to ~a foot tall (between 25 and 40 cm) and have pale yellow and red flowers. Those who live in humid climates choose to grow ginger because the plant produces bright, vivid blossoms. Grows quickly, making a clump 34 feet wide in its second year. The very huge, hairy foliage, especially on the new growth, adorns the giant stalks. Plant ginger in a large pot or fabric grow bag that gives it plenty of room to expand. It is a very popular plant that blooms in the summer and fall seasons. Ginger plants get used in a variety of ways: for cut flower decorations and in Hawaiian lies. The leaves are long and green, but there are cultivars of this ginger that have variegated leaves. These flowers only last for a week, after which 0.5 – 2 cm long orange fruits appear. 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