One of the joys of gardening is discovering new plants of all kinds but especially those that have been passed along since our grandmother’s time in the garden. Such a discovery occurred last fall on ...

Gingers are a summer highlight in Houston area gardens. We can grow several genera, short to tall. And each genus offers beautiful foliage and flowers. The hedychiums, however, are the most fragrant ...

One of the delights of late summer is the fragrance and the snowy white flowers of the butterfly ginger. Native to India, it is a common and favorite plant in many of our Southern gardens. Its ...

Butterfly ginger is far more tame and can fit politely into most garden designs, adding attractive foliage and delicate flowers (usually white). Long, pointed leaves end in a green cone from which the ...

The showy butterfly ginger flowers are used in leis in Hawaii and as adornment in the hair. Many tropicals we grow in our temperate climate gardens are mainly significant for their lush foliage, but ...