Rhizome plants

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You may have heard the term rhizome thrown around here and there, but exactly what is a rhizome? #whatisarhizome #rhizomes #plantinstructions via @plantinstructio

In botany a rhizome is a subterranean plant stem that sends out roots and shoots from its nodes. Rhizomes are also called rootstalks. Rhizomes develop from axillary buds and grow horizontally. The rhizomes also have the ability to allow new shoots to grow upwards. A rhizome is the main stem of the plant. A stolon is similar to a rhizome, but a stolon sprouts from an existing stem.

In Farmington, Rustic Roots Farm prepares to harvest its Maine-grown ginger.

3 Ginger Seed Pieces Growing in a SmartPot at 4 Months One of the fond memories I have of living in Kona in the mid 80's was the fresh culinary ginger that some of the local Japanese families grew in their gardens in Holualoa.The young ginger was so tender and such a treat. We sliced it paper thin, marinated it in rice vinegar and ate it with ahi sashimi. Life on the Big Island isn't as quiet as it was then and I've often wondered if anyone still grows culinary ginger in Holualoa. Last year…

Biological drawing of rhizome of Imperata grass. Underground stem grows rapidly sending up shoots from its lateral buds. Biology teaching resources on vegetative reproduction by D G Mackean

A great question came in to Ask Gardenerd this week:

Succesional growth - rhizome - zostera