When I give a gentle squeeze to the red ‘cone’ of pinecone ginger, a clear, fragrant liquid seeps out of the plant and onto my hand. It’s not sticky. Rather, it feels fresh and fragrant.

The pine-cone-shaped bracts appear later on separate, slightly shorter stalks. As the season progresses, one to three flowers – small, yellow-white blooms – poke out of the bracts.

Pine cone ginger is frequently seen in local landscapes. It is also known as bitter or shampoo ginger. Its flower resembles a red pine cone and when squeezed it emits fluid that can be used as a ...

My favorite ginger is pine cone ginger. I like it because of its relatively large, glossy, green leaves that provide a tropical look in the landscape; however, my favorite characteristic of this ...

• Details: Native to Southeast Asia (including Malaysia, India, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and others), the pine cone ginger is sometimes described as a canoe plant - not because of its ...

A: Pine cone ginger, Zingiber zerumbet, is a great plant for summer gardens. The common name comes from its cone-shaped bracts. These green cones (actually inflorescences) are decorated with white ...

The Pine Cone Ginger’s gel will refill itself over time as long as the plant isn’t cut down and can be stored in the freezer until your next use. To use the extract, apply a generous amount to ...

These stalks grow from an aromatic, tuberous rhizome — an underground stem — and therefore is a spreading plant. The small flowers sprout out of a green cone-shaped structure resembles a pine ...