Texas Gardening: Zone 8 and colder plants with a tropical flavor , 1 by podster

podster wrote:
LOL ~ Patrob... I'm with you! I don't "do" cold weather very well.

This plant is not just beautiful but has a wonderful fragrance from August till frost...
Hedychium coronarium.

It will also die down overwinter but the foliage helps to protect the root system. If it got really cold, I would mulch the roots heavily and bring in a few. Would hate to lose this one.

I keep it in a half oak barrel and the only downside I see is the amount of water required. The plant splays out when requiring a drink. I hope to fix a bed for it and then, it should require less moisture.

Also known as Butterfly ginger ~ tis lovely!

This message was edited Sep 11, 2007 11:23 AM