Zingiber mioga Zingiber Within a few more days

Within a few more days

this impatiens is virtually impossible to root from cuttings

This federally threatened central Tennessee/Kentucky native can be found naturally growing in sandy streamside soils that are seasonally inundated

As with all sedges

From an underground tuber in mid-May emerges the 18" dusty-green stalk

Zingiber mioga Zingiber Within a few more daysFrom the Japanese woodlands comes this hardy edible ginger. The 3' stalks of green leaves make a tropical looking specimen in the woodland garden. From late summer through fall, the small, light yellow, orchid like flowers peek out from the base of the plant at ground level. In Japan the new shoots and flowers are eaten as a seasonal dish.