Ginger
Ginger may conjure an image of the root commonly used in cooking, but edible ginger is only one type of ginger out of 1,300 species in the Zingiberaceae family. Gingers are incredibly beautiful exotic pink flowers that are indigenous to India’s south west coast and Kerala’s Malabar coast.
Gingers are still an herb, and their oils are used for medicinal purposes, such as cardiovascular treatments and colds. Their oils are also used in perfumes. If you decide to grow gingers in your garden, make sure to choose plants with roots that already have buds and place them in a spot that gets a lot of sunlight.