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barna · 11-30-2007, 05:59 PM

Hola Carlo Musa

I think all the Alpinias I mentioned in my previous post (except maybe A. latilabris) can survive in your area.
I agree with Fernando A. purpurata being too sensitive for outdoor culture in your area.

I have M basjoo, sikkimensis, nagensium 'Florale Noir' and cheesmanii planted in my garden and survived at least one winter (some has passed their third one). The smallest had the ‘straw's cylinder protection’ and the bigger had no one

I have about 30 different Heliconias (including mini-rostrata) and they are really difficult to keep in good conditions in my area. Summers are to dry and I have to enter indoors during winter. During this time I have to regularly treat them again fungus and spider mite. Only two have flowered for me until now. There are not easy plants and in my experience yellow leaves can be related with many different problems

Hi Carlosfv

Nice to see you here again ¡¡
I also had the disgusting experience to see nice tropicals looking like boiled vegetables after a frost. There was an unexpected early frost this year. I hope your plants are not growing to much as they can probably suffer other frozen temperatures during the next months. I would recommend you to treat them with a fungicide (for example Daconil) to avoid fungus problems in your new growing leaves.
I use the same technique as you not removing the death leaves in my big bananas, but I use some protection in my smaller ones.

11-30-2007, 05:59 PM	#29 (permalink)
barna Member barna's Photo Gallery Location: Barcelona, Spain Find me on the map! Zone: USDA 9a Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 99 BananaBucks : 40,340 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 12 Times Was Thanked 19 Times in 12 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 3 Times	Re: Over winter in Spain Hola Carlo Musa I think all the Alpinias I mentioned in my previous post (except maybe A. latilabris) can survive in your area. I agree with Fernando A. purpurata being too sensitive for outdoor culture in your area. I have M basjoo, sikkimensis, nagensium 'Florale Noir' and cheesmanii planted in my garden and survived at least one winter (some has passed their third one). The smallest had the ‘straw's cylinder protection’ and the bigger had no one I have about 30 different Heliconias (including mini-rostrata) and they are really difficult to keep in good conditions in my area. Summers are to dry and I have to enter indoors during winter. During this time I have to regularly treat them again fungus and spider mite. Only two have flowered for me until now. There are not easy plants and in my experience yellow leaves can be related with many different problems Hi Carlosfv Nice to see you here again ¡¡ I also had the disgusting experience to see nice tropicals looking like boiled vegetables after a frost. There was an unexpected early frost this year. I hope your plants are not growing to much as they can probably suffer other frozen temperatures during the next months. I would recommend you to treat them with a fungicide (for example Daconil) to avoid fungus problems in your new growing leaves. I use the same technique as you not removing the death leaves in my big bananas, but I use some protection in my smaller ones.