Editing Ginger (section)

==Horticulture==

Ginger produces [[Inflorescence|clusters]] of white and pink [[flower bud]]s that bloom into yellow flowers. Because of its aesthetic appeal and the adaptation of the plant to warm climates, it is often used as [[landscaping]] around [[subtropical]] homes. It is a [[perennial]] [[Reed bed|reed]]-like plant with annual leafy stems, about a meter (3 to 4 feet) tall. Traditionally, the rhizome is gathered when the stalk [[wikt:wither|withers]]; it is immediately [[wikt:Special:Search/scald|scalded]], or washed and scraped, to kill it and prevent [[sprouting]]. The fragrant [[perisperm]] of the Zingiberaceae is used as [[sweetmeat]]s by [[Bantu peoples|Bantu]], and also as a condiment and [[sialogogue]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of Southern and Eastern Africa|last1=Watt|first1=John Mitchell|last2=Breyer-Brandwijk|first2=Maria Gerdina|publisher=E & S Livingstone|year=1962}}</ref>