TY very much for the info!
I hadn't heard about eating the leaves before. Fascinating!
https://specialtyproduce.com/p...
I'm ambivalent about the blooms since my interest is primarily culinary, but I do think the last pic is a different species if there is not a progression from the green phase to the red phase, or the other way 'round. The Z. officinale entry should only have pics of that species.
This is a generic space for Zingibers:
Gingers (Zingiber)