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Steve L

It's looking much better. Offshoots are called offshoots, new shoots.

Tim MA z6

This 'ginger' is not the same but it's rather hardy. I'm in zone 6b Massachusetts. Perhaps someone can ID it for me.

Steve L

I'm not able to see the picture.

Steve

jmoore

It's a Hedychium of some description, not sure which.

What were your lowest temperatures? I'm intrigued by its hardiness.

TommyMacLuckie

I've lost track of the gingers I have, or just have a difficult time remembering all their names. From what I can think of right now I have the grocery store kind growing in places, as well as regular ol' butterfly, red shell, varietaged (red shell), pin stripe and... some others. Costus. Shampoo.

Tim MA z6

Hi Steve,

You can't see the photo?? I uploaded the image to photobucket. Is there a better method for this board? Thanks.

Hi James,

I'm located in Massachusetts USDA zone 6b a few miles east of Providence, RI. I received 3 different hardy 'gingers' in the spring of 2011. I planted them and all THRIVED. This one bloomed. Another one bloomed near the ground....very strange. We receive about 36 inches (0.9m) of snow per season and receive about 4" (10cm) of precipitation per month every month of the year. Our annual low is typically between -5F (-20.5C) to 0F (-18C) each year. Deep frost can happen here.

I mulched the gingers with about 4 to 6 inches of leaves....that's it. However, they are planted against a house wall which has a basement. I'm sure this helps warm the soil a bit. I have new shoots emerging all over the place except for this orange ginger which seems to have 1 large shoot coming up now (6" tall or so).

A friend from northern New Jersey sent them to me and claimed they are hardy in his area. So far so good.

Here's a few more photos of the 'orange blooming ginger'.




Here's a few photos of the ginger which blooms at the base:

momoese

That's pretty cool Tim.

Steve L

Tim, my company computer blocks images through Photobucket. Unless you can post another way, I won't be able to see them.

Steve

Tim MA z6

Hi Steve,

can you see this? ID's would be great!

Orange blooming 'ginger'.


another photo of same plant:


The ginger with blooms at the base:

Steve L

I can see every other picture in this thread but not yours. I would be happy to attempt to identify them if I could see them.

Tim MA z6

Hi Steve,

I uploaded a few photos of the hardy gingers to my album......I think this is the link:

Banana Gallery - Tim MA z6 Gallery

for some reason the ginger with the blooms at the base are not uploading.....perhaps tomorrow.

Richard

So the "orange ginger" -- which you've also called "hardy ginger" in your photo album: any idea which species this cultivar is from?

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Tim MA z6

Hi Richard

A friend gardener from northern New Jersey sent them to me. I'm not sure of the ID. The ginger is starting to grow now since soil temps are creeping up.