White butterfly ginger lily, or simply white ginger, is a tropical perennial and a cousin of culinary ginger (Zingiber officinale) It's green stalks grow from thick rhizomes to a height of 37 ft Leaves are lanceshaped and sharppointed, arrangedPlant your rhizomes in the ground in spring after the last frost date In cold winter areas, lift them in fall and store them for winter in slightly moist vermiculite or peat in a cool, dry location Containers should be overwintered indoors in a cool, dry, frostfree location Keep an eye out for glasshouse red spider mite, aphids and root rot Choose your ginger plant There are many species of ginger To grow the most common edible variety, Zingiber officinale, all you need is the ginger root from the grocery storeYou can find ornamental ginger plants with vibrant flowers at a plant nursery, but these are often inedible Choose ginger roots (technically rhizomes) that are plump and free of wrinkles, What is a ginger lily in plant ...