Costus speciosum 'Variegata' I love the stems on this ginger.
pretty stems
Very interesting specimen you have there and lush looking!
Lisa
There was an interesting article on gingers in the Summer 2003 publication of the Louisiana Nursery and Landscape Assoc.
Wow! I love it & I think Ginger could be my nest obsession.
Lisa, am I correct that ginger does well in shade?
Bambi
Bambi, it does well for me in any conditions..I have some in full sun, but the ones in filtered /shade/sun are doing best. They are nice this year, I've got some blooming right now, they are pretty.
Lisa, I love it! Now I need to find some!!
Bambi
Lisa, what do the blooms look like on those?
Weeds, this is the bloom of another costus, the flowers look almost the same. I'll take a picture later on today for you.
Gorgeous! How tall do those get?
...over here?...pretty big! Mine is about 4 or 5 feet tall. I can leave mine in the ground, they are hardy to zone 9.
This message was edited Nov 2, 2003 9:48 AM
Thanks, yep, over there. The new zone thing says I am in zone 9a but I don't think anything has changed here weatherwise for me to be in 9....we will see. All my gingers come back each year too.