Re: [SG] gingers

Dave: Thanks for the advice. Do you have any experience with globbas? They
seem to be quite shade-tolerant and aren't that large. As for Kaempferia, I
tried it once in a situation where African violets thrive, and it just sat
there doing nothing. Maybe I was too impatient?
Thanks,
Nancy

>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.
>
>
>Dave Skinner  --  Le Jardin Ombragé
>                  Tallahassee, Florida (ZONE 8B)
>
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>
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