Re: [SG] gingers

I am obviously not in the North (Tallahassee FL zone 8) but I
can give you some suggestions.  As a container plant, I would
try one of the smaller Curcumas.  They go dormant in fall even
if there is no freeze, and could easilly be stored indoors in a
dormant state.  Blooms come here in late spring or summer
depending on species.  There are several nice ones, but a
good choice from Stokes is C. parviflora 'White Angel'.

Another possibility is to grow Kaempferia as container plants.
They are shade lovers, have beautifully patterned foliage, and
(I have read) they will grow indoors due to lower light
requirement.


On 16 Jan 99,, Nancy Stedman wrote regarding [SG] 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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                  Tallahassee, Florida (ZONE 8B)

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