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Sun, Nov 7, 04 at 13:31
| I've never grown any gingers except Zingiber mioga 'Dancing Crane' for ornamental value. the root overwinters here in zone 7a, but the plant dies back to the ground. If I dig up some of the roots and bring inside, will the plant still be dormant over winter?
are the leaves edible? stalks? fresh? dried? once they turn yellow, is it too late to harves them? although the plant is described as fragrant, it is not evident to me. thanks |
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- Posted by cactusfreak 7B GA (My Page) on Sun, Jan 2, 05 at 14:59
| According to PDN the shoots are edible. It does not say if the leaves are. Bring the plant in before it goes dormant and it will stay evergreen. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Zingiber mioga 'Dancing Crane'
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- Posted by groe z8 PNW (groe@worldplants.com) on Sun, Jan 9, 05 at 21:27
| I disagree with the last post. In my experience, 'Dancing Crane' is deciduous, period. It loses foliage in autumn even in our warm greenhouse. Most gingers are hardy to zones 7 and 8 owe their hardiness to the fact that they go dormant in the winter. 'Dancing Crane' will also go dormant in hot, dry conditions. Also, the parts used for eating in Japan are the immature flower buds, harvested in late summer before they have emerged from the surrounding mulch. |
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| I found this plant surviving in a suburb of Cleveland Ohio, (for 10 years now!)and while researching it I found that only the young shoots and flower buds are edible. The older rhizomes stems etc. are quite toxic and according to the info in the link even carcinogenic. |
Here is a link that might be useful: edibility of Zingiber mioga
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- Posted by robertbirder z6b/7a DC (My Page) on Fri, Oct 14, 05 at 22:21
| The Z. mioga clump is flowering. are the flowers edible? if so, how do you prepare them? |
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- Posted by tonbo_landscapes (My Page) on Sun, Aug 31, 08 at 15:55
| I just got my first harvest of myoga. I'm pickling the flowers in sugar, mirin and sugar can't wait! |
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- Posted by jen_williams 32408 (My Page) on Sun, Jun 13, 10 at 18:45
| tonbo_landscapes - Do you happen to have a rhizome of this edible ginger for trade? I'd like to grow one for food. Here's my trade list- PLANTS/CUTTINGS: Abelia Edward Goucher- cuttings Abelia Francis Mason- cuttings Acalypha hispaniolae (Cat tails, Kitten's tails)-plant Ajuga reptans 'Valfredda' Ajuga reptans 'Bronze Beauty' Allamanda schottii Bush - cuttings Aloe Vera American Agave (Century plant) pup - will trade for other agave pup American Agave, variegated Aptenia ice plant - cuttings Artimesia vulgaris 'Oriental Limelight' variegated Asperagus densiflorus "Sprengeri' plant Calamondin orange - plant Callisia navicularis (Chain Plant) - cuttings Callisa repens (Bolivian Jew) - cuttings Camillia sasanqua pink 'Cleopatra' pink -cuttings Camillia sasanqua 'Setsugeka', white -cuttings Camillia red - cuttings Canna Peach Gigantum rhizome Canna Florence Vaughn rhizome Canna Bengal Tiger Chickasaw Plum cuttings Chrysanthemums: yellow, violet Clereodendrum bungei Climbing Aloe -plant Conferate Jasmine - cuttings Cyclamen Cyperus involucratus (Umbrella Palm) - cuttings Cynotis somaliensis (Pussy Ears) - cuttings Delosperma cooperi (Hardy Yellow Ice Plant) Ice plant, purple Ice plant, variegated Dioscorea bulbifera (Air Potato Vine) tuber Duranta erecta 'Gold Mound' - cuttings Duranta erecta 'Sapphire Showers' - cuttings Epipremnum pinnatum 'Aureum' (Pothos) Fig tree - cuttings Gardenia - cuttings Gaura, white - cuttings Golden pothos - cuttings Heliconia Hanging Crab Claw Hibiscus cuttings - several types - red (single petal), red lantern),............ 'Double Peach', orange (double petal), orange (lantern), pink (single with red throat) Hibiscus Rose of Sharon 3-in-1 rotted plant/cuttings Hibiscus Rose of Sharon minerva, purple Hibiscus Rose Of Sharon, white cutting Hibiscus Rose of Sharon 'Blue Bird' cutting Jasmine shrub cuttings (from overseas with small white star-shaped, single-petaled fragrant flowers) Kalanchoe diagremontiana (Mother of Thousands) Kalanchoe fedschenkoi - plant Kalanchoe tubiflora (Chandelier Plant) - plant Lantana Camara (Lantana, mixed) Lantana creeping purple - cuttings Lemon, yellow- plant Lily, pink - plant Lily , white- plant Live Oak Seedlings Longanberry plant Lonicera sempervirens (Coral Honeysuckle) - cuttings Lonicera fragrantissima (Winter Honeysuckle) - cuttings Loropetalum (Chinese Fringe Tree) - cuttings Malvaviscus arboreus var Mexicanus (Cardinal's Hat - cuttings Mexican Petunia - tall, Purple Mexican Petunia - tall, Pink Mexican Petunia - dwarf, purple Mexican Petunia - dwarf, Pink Mint, chocolate - plant Nephrolepis cordifolia (Southern Sword Fern) - plants Odontonema strictum. Red Firespike - cuttings Oleander (have 4 types) - white, pink, yellow, red - cuttings Optunia ficus indica (Smooth Prickly Pear) pads Palm Pindo - seedlings Philodendron 'Brasil' cuttings Plumeria, white -cutting Podocarpus macrophyllus (Buddhist Pine) - cuttings Pyracantha Scarlet Firethorn - cuttings Rain Lily Pink - plants Rain Lily white - plants Rose cuttings - Almost Black Rose cuttings - red climber -profuse bloomer Rose cuttings - shrub, huge blooms, pink - profuse bloomer Russelia equisetiformis (Firecracker Plant) - select either red or yellow Salvia Coral Nymph Salvia coccinea Hummingbird Sage Scilla Society Garlic Spider Plant - green Spider Plant, variegated Trachelospermum asiaticum 'Variegata' Trachelospermum jasminoides (Confederate Jasmine) cuttings Tradescantia pallida 'Purple Heart' Wandering Jew variegated cream and green - cuttings Wandering Jew Variegated green and white stripes - cuttings Wandering Jew Green with white flowers - cuttings Wisteria Purple -cuttings Thanks...Jen |
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- Posted by jen_williams 32408 (My Page) on Sun, Jun 13, 10 at 19:09
| tonbo_landscapes - Do you happen to have a rhizome of this edible ginger for trade? I'd like to grow one for food. Here's my trade list- PLANTS/CUTTINGS: Abelia Edward Goucher- cuttings Abelia Francis Mason- cuttings Acalypha hispaniolae (Cat tails, Kitten's tails)-plant Ajuga reptans 'Valfredda' Ajuga reptans 'Bronze Beauty' Allamanda schottii Bush - cuttings Aloe Vera American Agave (Century plant) pup - will trade for other agave pup American Agave, variegated Aptenia ice plant - cuttings Artimesia vulgaris 'Oriental Limelight' variegated Asperagus densiflorus "Sprengeri' plant Calamondin orange - plant Callisia navicularis (Chain Plant) - cuttings Callisa repens (Bolivian Jew) - cuttings Camillia sasanqua pink 'Cleopatra' pink -cuttings Camillia sasanqua 'Setsugeka', white -cuttings Camillia red - cuttings Canna Peach Gigantum rhizome Canna Florence Vaughn rhizome Canna Bengal Tiger Chickasaw Plum cuttings Chrysanthemums: yellow, violet Clereodendrum bungei Climbing Aloe -plant Conferate Jasmine - cuttings Cyclamen Cyperus involucratus (Umbrella Palm) - cuttings Cynotis somaliensis (Pussy Ears) - cuttings Delosperma cooperi (Hardy Yellow Ice Plant) Ice plant, purple Ice plant, variegated Dioscorea bulbifera (Air Potato Vine) tuber Duranta erecta 'Gold Mound' - cuttings Duranta erecta 'Sapphire Showers' - cuttings Epipremnum pinnatum 'Aureum' (Pothos) Fig tree - cuttings Gardenia - cuttings Gaura, white - cuttings Golden pothos - cuttings Heliconia Hanging Crab Claw Hibiscus cuttings - several types - red (single petal), red lantern),............ 'Double Peach', orange (double petal), orange (lantern), pink (single with red throat) Hibiscus Rose of Sharon 3-in-1 rotted plant/cuttings Hibiscus Rose of Sharon minerva, purple Hibiscus Rose Of Sharon, white cutting Hibiscus Rose of Sharon 'Blue Bird' cutting Jasmine shrub cuttings (from overseas with small white star-shaped, single-petaled fragrant flowers) Kalanchoe diagremontiana (Mother of Thousands) Kalanchoe fedschenkoi - plant Kalanchoe tubiflora (Chandelier Plant) - plant Lantana Camara (Lantana, mixed) Lantana creeping purple - cuttings Lemon, yellow- plant Lily, pink - plant Lily , white- plant Live Oak Seedlings Longanberry plant Lonicera sempervirens (Coral Honeysuckle) - cuttings Lonicera fragrantissima (Winter Honeysuckle) - cuttings Loropetalum (Chinese Fringe Tree) - cuttings Malvaviscus arboreus var Mexicanus (Cardinal's Hat - cuttings Mexican Petunia - tall, Purple Mexican Petunia - tall, Pink Mexican Petunia - dwarf, purple Mexican Petunia - dwarf, Pink Mint, chocolate - plant Nephrolepis cordifolia (Southern Sword Fern) - plants Odontonema strictum. Red Firespike - cuttings Oleander (have 4 types) - white, pink, yellow, red - cuttings Optunia ficus indica (Smooth Prickly Pear) pads Palm Pindo - seedlings Philodendron 'Brasil' cuttings Plumeria, white -cutting Podocarpus macrophyllus (Buddhist Pine) - cuttings Pyracantha Scarlet Firethorn - cuttings Rain Lily Pink - plants Rain Lily white - plants Rose cuttings - Almost Black Rose cuttings - red climber -profuse bloomer Rose cuttings - shrub, huge blooms, pink - profuse bloomer Russelia equisetiformis (Firecracker Plant) - select either red or yellow Salvia Coral Nymph Salvia coccinea Hummingbird Sage Scilla Society Garlic Spider Plant - green Spider Plant, variegated Trachelospermum asiaticum 'Variegata' Trachelospermum jasminoides (Confederate Jasmine) cuttings Tradescantia pallida 'Purple Heart' Wandering Jew variegated cream and green - cuttings Wandering Jew Variegated green and white stripes - cuttings Wandering Jew Green with white flowers - cuttings Wisteria Purple -cuttings Thanks...Jen |
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| My wife and I had the pleasure of visiting Japan this summer, and got to eat these flower buds that came out of the ground. We are trying to find someone willing to sell us some plants or roots, so we can grow these at home. We live in Vienna, VA. Does anyone know where we can get some roots to grow? Or is anyone willing to sell us a piece of your plant? Thanks. Tony |
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- Posted by tony_o z.6 (Okla.) (tonyoc@brightok.net) on Mon, Nov 1, 10 at 7:12
| I don't know if that's what I have because I don't know much about gingers. I've had the white butterfly ginger for several years. I have to cover it during the winter or it may not come back the following spring. I got another type last spring. That plant is over 5 feet tall now with no signs of flowers. I was thinking it won't bloom when I noticed flower buds coming up from the rizomes. They sort of look like young pine cones on a stick. I had to bring some in so I can get to see the flower, so they wouldn't freeze first. |
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- Posted by timchapman Z8 Louisiana (My Page) on Mon, Nov 1, 10 at 20:05
| I have to look into it further but much of the toxicity references on the web relate to ignorance and bad research. Ie the aristolochic acid reference seems to all come from partial cut-and-paste copies of the wikipedia article that refers to the aristolochic acid content of 'wild ginger' Asarum which is not even remotely close to being related to Zingiber mioga as Asarum are not in the Zingiberaceae and not even close. Tim Chapman |
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