Rhizome plants

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You may have heard the term rhizome thrown around here and there, but exactly what is a rhizome? Not to be confused with the root part of a plant, a rhizome is something entirely different. In fact, there are several parts of a plant that can grow underground, and it's not all roots! Learn the difference between root and rhizome, and keep reading to find out what is a rhizome! So What is a Rhizome? Technically speaking, a rhizome is a stem that grows underground. Growing just below the…

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Pronounced guh-LANG-guh, galangal is often mistaken for ginger. This plant is grown primarily for its ornamental qualities and underground rhizomes, which are used to flavor a variety of ethnic dishes

3 Ginger Seed Pieces Growing in a SmartPot at 4 Months One of the fond memories I have of living in Kona in the mid 80's was the fresh culinary ginger that some of the local Japanese families grew in their gardens in Holualoa.The young ginger was so tender and such a treat. We sliced it paper thin, marinated it in rice vinegar and ate it with ahi sashimi. Life on the Big Island isn't as quiet as it was then and I've often wondered if anyone still grows culinary ginger in Holualoa. Last year…

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A simple to make Thai soup with a rich coconut milk base, the distinctive flavor of galangal, and the lovely fragrance of makrut lime leaves.

Rhizomes grow in thick, fleshy root systems that grow horizontally just beneath the surface of the soil. Tubers are thick sections of stems or roots. When new rhizomes and tubers are produced, the rhizomes' plants grow outward, and smaller roots grow to anchor them into the ground.

In botany a rhizome is a subterranean plant stem that sends out roots and shoots from its nodes. Rhizomes are also called rootstalks. Rhizomes develop from axillary buds and grow horizontally. The rhizomes also have the ability to allow new shoots to grow upwards. A rhizome is the main stem of the plant. A stolon is similar to a rhizome, but a stolon sprouts from an existing stem.