Tropicals & Tender Perennials: OPEN HOUSE AT GINGERLAND!!!!, 1 by birdlady_liz

birdlady_liz wrote:
Hi John,
Very kewl, I just sent off about 50 gingers that are going to live in Victoria, BC..lol You need a Costus Barbatus, you can keep ir in a nice big pot and you'll not only have an awesome tropical looking plant, but you 'pet' the undersides of the leaves, they feel like bunny ears :) It actually does well in a pot and will start sending up an inflorescence arounf the beginning of March and it will continue to grow and have those luscious bright yellow blooms until like November. Can you tell it's my favorite? :)
Do you bring your Tara inside in the winter? I hope it opens for you. Hedychium x 'Daniel Weeks' is the first to open for us every year, that one would open in time for you, it smells heavenly and it's pretty also and a good vigorous grower.
email me at leneobrien@aol.com and I'll send you my photo album, I've been having a blast taking pictures, over 500 actually :) and I still don't have pictures of the over 200 hundred gingers I have. Some are just so photogenic that I can't help myself, I can't stop at just one.
Liz