Tropicals: Ginger

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DaleP6 Sarasota, FL(Zone 9b) Jun 07, 2002

My ginger plants are getting brown tips...any suggestions?
Thanks!

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justmeLisa Brewers, KY(Zone 6b) Jun 07, 2002

dale, where are they planted? what kind of ginger is it? lots of gingers prefer a filtered shade area. Some can't tolerate too much sun at all, esp. evening sun. Could your ginger possibly have sunburn?

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Calalily Deep South Coastal, TX(Zone 10a) Jun 07, 2002

Ditto what Lisa said, plus have they gotten too dry?

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DaleP6 Sarasota, FL(Zone 9b) Jun 07, 2002

Just plain ol' green ginger that my mailman gave me. I have never grown it before and he brought me some cuttings. It is in filtered shade and gets water. It may have gotten dry, but not terribly so....

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Schmetterling Louisville, KY(Zone 6a) Jun 19, 2002

I have a question too. My white ginger lily is in full sun and she is doing fine, but our summers aren't quite as intense as in FL. A friend in coastal NC gave these to me last summer in bloom in August. I have kept them green all year in the greenhouse and planted them in the ground about a month ago. Should I expect blooms near August again?

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justmeLisa Brewers, KY(Zone 6b) Jun 24, 2002

schmetterling, you should have blooms if the ginger didn't die back during the winter. Lots of gingers bloom on last years growth, so if yours made it through the winter you should be graced with flowers.

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Calalily Deep South Coastal, TX(Zone 10a) Jun 24, 2002

If it's butterfly ginger it should bloom in August. Mine does and it's hardy here, dying back to the ground and returning in the spring. I brought some into the green house to see if it made a difference. Lots of the non hardy ones though are like Lisa said, they won't bloom if they get frozen. My red one is getting ready to bloom now, I bring it in before frost.

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