You are purchasing 3 medium sized  PineCone Ginger / Shampoo Ginger Rhizomes (Zingiber zerumbet) (AKA: Awapuhi Kuahiwi). Below is a picture of some examples of these rhizomes; you will receive 3 rhizomes. Many of these have 2 or more 'eyes' on them which is where the leaves and flowers will emerge from in the spring.

These are great foliage plants for full or partial shade conditions in zones 7-11; perfect for the back of a border, as they will reach 4'-6' tall.  The pinecone ginger sends up green pinecone-shaped blooms in mid to late summer (the blooms stalks are about 2' high) and these get small yellow flowers on them.  The cones slowly turn to a deep red through the fall and make excellent cut flowers, lasting for weeks in a vase.  The foliage will die back in the winter, but will return in the spring.

This plant is most widely known around the world as the "Shampoo Ginger" for the milky substance in the cones, and it is in fact used as a shampoo in Asia and Hawaii, and as an ingredient in several commercial shampoos.

Shampoo ginger was used as medicine for sprains, indigestion and other ailments. In traditional use, the root was ground with a stone mortar and pestle, and the pulp was placed in a cloth and loosely bound around the injured area. To ease a stomach ache, the ground and strained root material was mixed with water and drunk. For a toothache or a cavity, the cooked and softened 'awapuhi root' was pressed into the hollow and left for as long as was needed.

These plants are great in zones 7-11, but can be grown in containers or the rhizomes could be lifted and stored over winter like other tender bulbs in colder zones.  Very tolerant of dry conditions,but can also grow in fairly moist soil; grows best in well draining, sandy soil.

Here are some examples of the rhizomes you will be getting (you will receive THREE rhizomes):

Planting instructions will be included. 

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