Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Any tips for bringing me back?, 0 by TrixieM

TrixieM wrote:
Is that Hedychium Greenii? I agree with Donna that it could be sunburn. Looking at the asparagus fern in the background I noticed that it has the same symptoms. If you recently fertilized them both it could be fertilizer burn.

I also agree with Donna's advice. If it is fertilizer burn, I would add to her advice, run a stream of water through the pot to try to wash the excess fertilizer out. Then replace any lost soil and keep it well watered as long as it is growing. Something else I've learned about this particular ginger ( if it is, in fact H. Greenii) is that it won't bloom unless it is kept well watered during the growing season.

H. Greenii is so neat. After it flowers, at the place where the flower was, a new little plant will appear. It will even make the beginnings of roots. Alll you need to do is take it off the mother plant and plant it!

Here's a picture of mine last summer.

Aren't plants neat!!

Kay