cardamom ginger
Peter Franks (Fri, 31 Jan 2014 03:07:36 PST)

Hi all

Looks like I need to do more research before I tell my friend the chef
whether or not to apply the mushroom principle - ie if you don't know, don't
eat it!

Thanks again Tim, Terry and C. J.

Kind Regards, Peter

-----Original Message-----
From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org]
On Behalf Of Terry Frewin
Sent: Friday, 31 January 2014 9:38 PM
To: Pacific Bulb Society
Subject: Re: [pbs] cardamom ginger

Hi Peter, yes mine sounds as you describe, around a metre, light-ish
thin-ish green leaves and I've only used the leaves as flavouring which is
very pleasant. Jerry Coleby- Williams has some info on both true and false
on his site
jerry-coleby-williams.net
cheers

On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 7:23 PM, Tim Chapman
<tim@gingerwoodnursery.com>wrote:

The problem with the misidentifications is that many Alpinia and related
genera have spp with fragrant leaves. It isn't a means of identifying any
particular species. There are different commercial varieties but the

ones

I've seen in private collections usually top out at 3-4 ft. The
inflorescences do appear on basal shoots similar to most Zingiber spp as
was mentioned (though some Zingiber bloom terminally and a few basally and
terminally).

To non collectors the species do seem similar so the confusion is
understandable, but worsened by sellers knowingly selling mislabeled

plants

to those in search of the spice plant.

Tim Chapman
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