19 Types of Ginger Plants | Best Ginger Varieties
12.06.2023 - 07:15
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Apart from common ginger, other species are grown not just for taste but for their appearance as well. Check out the best Types of Ginger Plants down here.
Botanical Name: Zingiber Officinale
Other Names: True Ginger, Jengibre, Jenjibre Dulce, Ginger, Adrak, and Kion
Common ginger is a world-famous herb, popular for its aromatic and pungent rhizomes. It has significant medicinal and culinary uses and needs.
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Botanical Name: Zingiber spectabile
Other Names: Ginger Wort, Malaysian Ginger
Beehive Ginger is famous as an ornamental plant due to its unique beehive-like yellow inflorescences that become red once mature. All parts have a strong gingery fragrance, making local dishes and appetizers.
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Botanical Name: Zingiber zerumbet
Other Names: Pinecone Ginger, Itter Ginger, Broad-leaved Ginger, Martinique Ginger, Pinecone Lily, Lempoyang, and Wild Ginger
Also known as shampoo ginger, it tastes bitter compared to the common ginger and is added to food flavoring and appetizers. It’s used primarily in herbal medicines and making shampoos.
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Botanical Name: Zingiber mioga
Other Name: Japanese Ginger
In Japan, Myoga Ginger’s flowers and young shoots are used as a tasty garnish on various food. It has a zesty and spicy flavor with a strong, pungent aroma.
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Botanical Name: Cheilocostus speciosus
Other Names: Crape Ginger, Malay Ginger, and Cane Reed
Known for its crepe-paper-like showy white flowers that emerge from reddish-burgundy spiraled inflorescences. It has a pungent taste with edible flowers and buds.
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Botanical Name: Curcuma petiolata
Other Names: Queen Lily, Siam Tulip, Hidden Lily
Hidden Ginger is a Malaysian native with a spicy scent and a bitter taste. It produces beautiful