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Post by andy on Oct 28, 2007 14:07:47 GMT
Bought two ornamental gingers (Hedychium) yesterday....H. garderianum and H. Greenii.
Both in 2 litre pots and about 1m high....both have two nice stems on and i got them for £4.50 each.
They will form part of my exotic collection next summer.....anyone else grown them ?
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Post by isabella on Oct 28, 2007 15:37:45 GMT
Hello andy - I have a Hedychium in the garden - been there for 3 years but never flowered  |
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Post by beanie on Oct 28, 2007 16:00:42 GMT
I have H. garderianum I put it in the border with shelter from a hedge this summer and have had 4 good flower spikes last month in fact it is still flowering and it has a really strong perfume. Mine is about 3yr old I bought it for about £2 from the wilko bargain counter. Im not sure how it will last if we have a really hard winter though. i may put fleece over it to be sure. room in my greenhouse is getting very limited.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2007 8:49:07 GMT
I tried but failed at growing some ginger bought in the supermarket, not sure why though. I really must try again. Do you have any tips Andy?  |
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Post by andy on Nov 13, 2007 10:58:34 GMT
I tried but failed at growing some ginger bought in the supermarket, not sure why though. I really must try again. Do you have any tips Andy? Mine has done really well Rita despite planting it late. I bought a decent sized ginger "hand" from tesco with lots of nice eyes on it and planted it so it was just under the surface of the compost in a 2 litre pot. It grew to about 2' high and is still nice although i think it might die down. I found by growing them warm and giving lots of water, they do better. Planting them in spring (march-may0 also seemed to do the trick but as i said, they do need to be warm and humid. Have another go in spring Rita. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2007 14:19:18 GMT
Will do thanks Andy. |
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Post by beanie on Jun 2, 2008 12:16:17 GMT
just though i'd give an update on the ginger under the hedge, it is just starting to sprout. so it survived all the frosts
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Post by Tig on Jun 2, 2008 15:53:50 GMT
The red ginger I bought (H. Aurantiacum) is in the top of the mini-growhouse with one four inch shoot growing, but very spindly. Think it needs more water, I have kept it quite dry, I'm sure that is what it said on the 'destructions'!
Tig
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Post by Tig on Oct 13, 2008 10:00:22 GMT
Help!! What do I need to do to try and keep my red ginger going for next year? I have it in a pot in the mini-growhouse at the moment - I was going to let the soil dry out and remove the root and store until next Spring - but now I'm not sure  It has grown well, is about 2' 6" tall with lots of stems, but it hasn't flowered. Any advice on the best plan of action greatly appreciated. x Tig |
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Post by beanie on Oct 13, 2008 10:43:30 GMT
I found part of a page on the web that said that gingers resent being lifted and dried, so maybe it would be better left in the pot and just kept moist in the greenhouse. mine didn't flower in it's first year either
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Post by andy on Oct 13, 2008 16:02:15 GMT
Bought my gingers in yesterday...they're well over 6 foot tall and just coming in to flower. I'll get some pics soon
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Post by Tig on Oct 13, 2008 18:39:44 GMT
Thanks Beanie - I've given it some water and I'll keep my fingers crossed it is warm enough in the plastic tent  6 foot tall Andy  What have you been feeding them?  x Tig |
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Post by Chuckles on Oct 13, 2008 19:43:25 GMT
I've got a Ginger Lily but can't recall the name of it. I've had it about 2 1/2 years now but it has never flowered The first year it hardly put on any growth but this year it has really put up lots of shoots. It's currently in a terracota pot on the patio table and I just keep it in the GH over winter, not heated just kept frost free. I really have no idea how to look after it properly so any advice welcome |
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Post by beanie on Oct 15, 2008 10:14:16 GMT
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Post by Tig on Oct 15, 2008 10:21:53 GMT
Thats an excellent link Beanie  I wonder now if I should have planted it in the ground though It can stay in its pot for this year, maybe next year I'll risk it (if it survives the winter!) x Tig |
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Post by Chuckles on Oct 15, 2008 12:44:29 GMT
This is how mine looks today, it was planted in Feb 2007.   That is a useful site Beanie, ta muchly. Seems they may not be as tender as you might think then. When I got mine I did cut it in two hoping to get a second plant (greedy chuckles) but one rotted I'm afraid Mine is currently in a 7" ish pot and I'm going to pot it up into a bigger one before winter and keep it in the GH again. I'll be keeping mine in a pot Tig, lost too many things in the garden and I like to have plants like this to display when they are in flower, fingers crossed it will perform next year |
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Post by Tig on Oct 15, 2008 18:31:37 GMT
Mine can stay in its pot over winter, and maybe I'll put it in a bigger one next year - yours has very different leaves from my hedychium aurantiacum Chuckles ..  x Tig |
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Post by isabella on Oct 15, 2008 20:24:15 GMT
I had a Hedychium in a pot for a couple of years but it didn't flower so I planted it in the garden. This year it flowered for the first time ;D
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Post by isabella on Oct 15, 2008 20:40:10 GMT
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Post by Tig on Oct 15, 2008 22:35:16 GMT
Now there's something to look forward to Where did you plant it Isabella? Sheltered, free draining, shady spot, well fed, cut back in winter, mulched? |
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Post by isabella on Oct 16, 2008 11:30:11 GMT
It sort of got shoved in where ther was a space  I didn't expect it to do anything! It is in a sunny place with dryish soil - when I bought it (from the bargain shop  I didn't know what colour it was - I do now - orange right in the middle of my pinks and mauves I do cut it back in Winter but it has had no special treatment.It must be a tough old plant! |
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Post by Tig on Oct 16, 2008 12:44:46 GMT
Thanks for the info Isabella - mine is supposed to be the red variety, so I have a spot in mind for next year (in my mish-mash of colours that means anywhere I can fit it ;D)
x Tig
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Post by Chuckles on Oct 17, 2008 16:15:23 GMT
The leaves are broader on mine Tig, yours is very tall isn't it. I think mine is has an orange coloured flower, must see if I've still got the packaging in the shed cupboard. Must pot it on before we get any amount of cold weather too Doesn't sound like they need any really special treatment then Isabella, we do molly coddle plants too much sometimes I reckon, make work for ourselves |
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Post by Tig on Oct 17, 2008 19:22:37 GMT
If mine ever flowers this is what it is supposed to look like ... Hedychium Aurantiacum  |
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Post by beanie on Oct 19, 2008 16:04:39 GMT
I want a red one now. mine is this colour and although it had four flower spikes last year so far this year it has had none. Maybe the bad summer we've had  |
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Post by Chuckles on Oct 24, 2008 13:03:53 GMT
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Post by andy on Oct 29, 2008 16:09:18 GMT
Well i walked into the conservatory the other morning and the smell hit me....the smell that you get when you walk into a florists !!!...My yellow ginger was in flower here's my yellow ginger   and the buds on the red one  |
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Post by Tig on Oct 29, 2008 16:40:12 GMT
Lucky you Andy - wish we could get scent through these wires Can we have more piccies when the red one blooms - please x Tig |
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Post by andy on Oct 29, 2008 16:57:54 GMT
Lucky you Andy - wish we could get scent through these wires Can we have more piccies when the red one blooms - please x Tig Of course hun |
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Post by oldmoleskins on Oct 29, 2008 17:19:04 GMT
they do need to be warm and humid. Could be worth trying a 'hand' in the polytunnel border then Andy? OM. |
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What have you been feeding them? 
I didn't expect it to do anything!
I didn't know what colour it was - I do now - orange right in the middle of my pinks and mauves 