ginger

Japanese: ジンジャー

Also known as Hanasukusha. A perennial plant of the ginger family native to India, cultivated in flower beds and for cut flowers. It has canna-like lanceolate leaves arranged in two alternate rows on a 1-2m-tall stem, and from summer to autumn, it produces a spike at the top of the stem, with many fragrant white flowers. In areas north of Tokyo, it is dug up and allowed to overwinter, then propagated by division. Similar species include Kibanashukusha and Nikuiroshukusha, which have different flower colors. It is also called the spice ginger.

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Japanese:

ハナシュクシャとも。インド原産のショウガ科の多年草で，花壇・切花用に栽植される。高さ１〜2mの茎にカンナに似た披針形の葉を２列に互生し，夏〜秋，茎頂に花穂をつけ，芳香の高い白色の花が多数咲く。東京以北では掘り上げて越冬させ，株分けでふやす。類品に花色の異なるキバナシュクシャ，ニクイロシュクシャなどがある。また香辛料のショウガのこともいう。

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