Re: globba
It does go dormant in winter. According to Mike Underwood, who lives in
Michigan, the summer is not long enough to get Globba to bloom - at
least in his location. You might be able to start them earlier in the
spring, and get enough summer days to get it to bloom. It is well worth
the effort. G. winitii 'White Dragon' has a unique and beautiful
infloresence that has lasted as long as 6 weeks for me as a cut flower.
Mike has written up a nice article for my ginger web site about growing
gingers in a northern climate. Mike successfully grows about 40
cultivars of Hedychiums. To see his article go to the ginger website at
http://www.nettally.com/skinnerd/gingers.htm. There is an e-mail link
to Mike on the webpage, and he told me he is willing to answer questions
about cold-climate ginger growing.
I also have pictures and other info on 'White Dragon' and about 500
other ginger taxa.
Nancy Stedman wrote:
>
> Hi. I planted a Globba winitii 'White Dragon' in a container late last
> spring, and it has only started to grow in the last few weeks. It's gotten
> to one foot tall pretty fast but I'm wondering if there's time enough left
> in the summer for it to bloom. Also, how do I overwinter it? I've read "good
> windowsill plant" but then I've also been told that it goes dormant in
> winter. Any other cultural suggestions? It's in shade (with some late
> afternoon light) and I've been feeding it every other week with basically
> whatever is on hand.
> Thanks,
> Nancy S. (in NYC, zone 6B)>
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