drdawg said: I found that the Shampoo Ginger will not take extreme cold (I count mid to low teens as being extreme ) and have potted all that variety. I will move it all to a greenhouse before the weather turns freezing. I will plant it back into the landscape in March/April.
drdawg said:David, I don't know. I have never overwintered any of my ginger inside before. I am going to leave them as is, in their pots, and water when the soil dries out. I don't know whether they will naturally go dormant since the temperature will be suited for my orchids and other tropical plants.
BobW said: <snip good tuff>
First, congratulations on getting your H. coronarium to bloom indoors. You must be pretty attentive to your plants to do that. I find coronarium to be the easiest to bloom and one of the first to bloom each season, but blooming them in the house is always a challenge.
As far as your specific questions, do NOT unpot the rhizomes and dry out your hedychiums. .... Just don't put them in a warm and really poorly lighted area because the heat will push them to try to grow and they'll exhaust themselves without adequate light to make more food. If you have bloomed coronarium indoors, you probably have a handle on the right amount of light.
I haven't been on this site much lately and wouldn't have seen your post, but another member (Deebie) told me you had a question about gingers. BTW - your Kahili (H. gardnerianum) is probably my favorite of all the ones I have.
ardesia said:Isn't that unusual, my turmeric is still very green with no signs of going dormant. During our mild winters it stays green.