While following paths through the conifer forests in the North State, hikers often encounter the shiny, bright green, heart-shaped leaves of wild ginger plants. For me, these happy hearts on the ...

Editor’s note: Once a month OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteers in Franklin County profile a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. When choosing a new plant, many gardeners may be familiar ...

Why it’s choice: Native wild ginger is an elegant ground cover with bold, deep-green, heart-shaped leaves. But you get more than good looks from this plant’s foliage. Check under the leaves in spring ...

What: This Pacific Northwest native is tops for the garden. Western wild ginger’s bold, heart-shaped leaves are fully evergreen and release a spicy, ginger-and-citrus fragrance when crushed. Asarum ...

If I'd a cow that gave such milk, I'd dress her in the finest silk; Feed her lots of sweet, sweet hay, and milk her twenty times a day. — Joseph Winner, “Little Brown Jug” Yesterday my botany class ...

The greening of the forests is upon us now and soon we'll be seeing a full canopy among the trees. Looking through the open woods as we were able to do for the last seven months is about to end. New ...

What: Asarum europaeum, aka European wild ginger, has distinctive, glossy dark green, kidney-shaped leaves and grows as a tight and compact groundcover. This wild ginger is ideal for deep shade and ...

My youngest son, Sam, is graduating from college this spring with a degree in Museum Studies. He started school planning on going into a software-related program, but became interested along the way ...

Scientists have named the new ginger plant Aframomum ngamikkense after the proposed Ngamikka National Park in the Misotshi-Kabogo Massif. The species is currently known only from forests at higher ...

Ginger takes eight to 10 months to mature, grows best in warm, humid conditions, and is ready for harvest when the leaves die back. Ginger adapts well to indoor and outdoor environments, thriving in ...

Incorporating African wild ginger oil into moisturizing creams can enhance hydration levels in the skin. Rich in essential ...