IF YOU have ever seen the videos of various individuals squeezing a cone-shaped red flower bud and using the gel that came out of it to wash their hair, you must have wondered if this was real or fake ...

Q. My friend and I talk gardening all the time. One recent conversation has made me want to meet her challenge to learn more ...

Zingiber zerumbet is a real attention-getter. Better known as pinecone ginger or shampoo ginger, this perennial beauty sports cone-shaped structures called bracts that change from a light green to a ...

When I give a gentle squeeze to the red ‘cone’ of pinecone ginger, a clear, fragrant liquid seeps out of the plant and onto my hand. It’s not sticky. Rather, it feels fresh and fragrant. If I rub my ...