Is this a ginger??

And is it the same plant as in this picture??
http://www.worldplants.com/alpinia.htm
THANKS

A friend sent me a d-mail with ginger links last night and I just saw it at 4 this morning. I started to answer her but got so side tracked looking at all the other plants from where the links were from.

Then I went out to take a picture to post of this plant when I saw the picture in the link above to see if anyone knew if they were the same plant. And then saw a incredible shot for a garden vignette pic in the front yard and have been trying to get the perfect shot of that since. My battery went dead so I am back inside. My poor friend got an abbreviated d-mail back but it is her fault for getting me going so early in the morning. I woke up at 4 AM with every intention of going back to sleep after a quite check of my emails. But there were ginger plums dancing in my head. LOL. Now it is way too late. It is so hard being me.

The back of these leaves are just too much for me to endure.

stromanthe sanguinea tricolor, not a ginger, but in the ginger family. I think it's in the pf.

LOL Vossner, do you have this one? We are twins.

So it must be the same plant as in that link above.
http://www.worldplants.com/alpinia.htm
I wonder how long ago Jack found it in China.

From link:
"This is a plant Jack found at a tiny jungle nursery on the outskirts of Nanning, Guangxi, China. "

Kell, I think it is the same, but I looks like it has received more TLC (and fert.) than mine. I have mine planted in ground in light shade. I covered it last winter and that seemed to have been enough, but remember our winters are mild. Can't say how long it's been around, but it caught my attention about 2 years ago. The first year I bought the plant I divided it to try to get more bang for my money, but all I did was weaken it to the point I lost it. Then I saw it again at one of our Lowes and and I grabbed it as fast as I could.

I also have a stromanthe that is all green on top and burgundy underneath. that seems to be a little hardier. That one I didn't cover last winter and it got ratty looking but recovered.

I haven't see that one yet, Vossner. As soon as I saw the one in the picture, I grabbed it. Ask Sue. I was so intense. LOL. Now I may go back and see if I can get another for outside.

I can't believe it lives outside in Zone 9A all winter. I wonder if it would rot here, we get so much rain for 3 months.

that is how I lost my first--overwatering.

I have them planted around outside...where they get 150" of rain a year...but they are planted in cinder, not soil...so they drain immediately. They propagate well too.

Carol

Maybe I should mix in lots of pumice then. You think??

Carol, do you have other varieties too? Any pics? LOL

I have propagated the regular green/burgundy stromanthe successfully and as Carol said it seems relatively easy. Won't dare try w/ the tricolor for a while.

Great find, kell! Here is the thread that Tropicman started. http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/548726/
I have one to and love the coloration.
:) Donna

My generic inger hasn't bloomed yet. Nice leaves tho. When do they bloom in Fl.? How much lite do they need to bloom? Tanks, Cork

Thanks Donna. I see where Kyle has 2 varieties of this, I wonder which one is his other. I must say it is so colorful. I love it.