gingers

Hi. I was wondering if anyone has experience with growing gingers as
container plants in the North during the summer. (I'm in zone 6B, northern
New York City.) Is there a long enough period of heat for these plants to
bloom before temperatures lower in the fall? How do you overwinter these
plants? Are those that go dormant easier than those that don't? Do these
plants need really high humidity? (Not a problem in July and August, but
earlier and later it could be.) Most of these are listed as shade-tolerant
but I'm not sure what full shade in the tropics translates to up North. I
got a gorgeous catalog from Stokes Tropicals but the plants are kind of
pricey and I'd like a little info before I take the plunge.
Thanks,
Nancy S.
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