05-10-2007, 06:21 AM
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...The white ginger is very fragrant and seems a tiny bit less aggressive than the kahili, at least up here at higher elevations...
I love the scent of the kahili ginger but it just will barely grow here in Kapoho so it isnt close to invasive way down here. But not to put at risk our native plants, I just cut blooms whenever I am in Volcano and put them in a vase and enjoy them that way.
When we lived in Honomu, the previous occupants had been ginger farmers and and cleaned the edible type ginger out on the back lawn. Every time we mowed the lawn we "trimmed the ginger".... the scent was so nice.