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Genus: Zingiber Species: officinale Common Name: Common Ginger Family: Zingiberaceae Order: Zingiberales Native: Tropical Asia Habit: Herbaceous Perennial Height: 2 to 5 feet Width: 2 to 4 feet Flowering Season: Summer Flower Color: Yellow-green Propagation: Seed or division Zone: 8-11 Note: Common Ginger is suitable for culinary gardens. This plant's rhizomes are the source of culinary root and stem ginger. Monitor plant for root rot especially under wet and cool conditions. Prefers partly shady, moist, well-drained, organic-rich soil.