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Snookie
07-05-2014, 07:15 PM
Not sure what this is...any help appreciated:}
http://s12.postimg.org/ceih1sfnh/005.jpg (http://postimage.org/)
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sunfish
07-05-2014, 07:37 PM
Tobacco ?
Tobacco - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco)
Snookie
07-06-2014, 10:55 AM
Tobacco ?
Tobacco - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco)
UH don't think so but not sure lol Anyone else what to give it a go on what it is?
Abnshrek
07-06-2014, 11:24 AM
Looks like type of ginger.. :v)
kubali
07-06-2014, 11:39 AM
Looks like type of ginger.. :v)
yes indeed one of the 2 for sure, I have a lot of pine cone ginger that looks just like it.got to watch either one of the 2 cause they will take over your yard.....if not kept in check. like bamboo...
siege2050
07-06-2014, 12:17 PM
It is a curcuma, of which tumeric is a member of, I have them in my yard. Mine get 6 feet or more but have a pink stripe, so maybe not the same variety.They bloom before the leaves emerge. Feel the leaves to see if they are fuzzy underneath, this is a indicator. :woohoonaner:
siege2050
07-06-2014, 12:33 PM
Here is a pic of mine, it is curcuma elata or giant plume ginger, yours looks a little more like tumeric or curcuma longa. They have attractive flowers and foliage.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=56356&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=56356)
curcuma elata flowers.
http://www.cp4.hctx.net/mercer/marchmart/images/Gingers/Curcumaelata.JPG
Snookie
07-06-2014, 04:28 PM
Groovy...Thanks folks
Peace Bee with U!
chipboy44
07-06-2014, 07:11 PM
looks like it is a curcuma ginger to me....
Snookie
07-07-2014, 07:25 PM
looks like it is a curcuma ginger to me....
Right On...I can dig it....Thanks :08:
BrianOC714
07-07-2014, 11:19 PM
I was going to vote ginger too, but it looks like it has pretty much been established.
Snookie
07-09-2014, 06:49 PM
I was going to vote ginger too, but it looks like it has pretty much been established.
Again thanks folks, now if I can just recall if I planted May Ann too...:} :woohoonaner:
tasanas
07-17-2014, 11:11 PM
Look like plant in the same family with ginger. Try smelling their leaf.
Snarkie
06-09-2015, 08:08 PM
Here is a pic of mine, it is curcuma elata or giant plume ginger, yours looks a little more like tumeric or curcuma longa. They have attractive flowers and foliage.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=56356&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=56356)
curcuma elata flowers.
http://www.cp4.hctx.net/mercer/marchmart/images/Gingers/Curcumaelata.JPGWill they take winters okay? Do they spread? Do they like full sun or shade? How much does a hamster weigh? :ha:
Will they take winters okay? Do they spread? Do they like full sun or shade? How much does a hamster weigh? :ha:
No,Slowly,full sun, not enough for a good meal!!! Lol!
Turmeric or ginger. The rizome of turmeric is bright orange inside... That's one way to know... Except for one that's supposetly whitish...
Steve L
06-10-2015, 01:57 PM
Snookie,
You're definitely growing a Curcuma ginger. It could be any of a number of summer blooming Curcumas but since you're a Louisiana resident, my guess is Curcuma Petiolata. If it is, it has zone 7 hardiness. Even if it isn't, it's going to be hardy to zone 8. It has been a pass down plant in the deep south for generations. Mine start blooming in late June. Send me a picture when it blooms, it would help with the identification.
Steve
Snookie
06-13-2015, 09:28 AM
Snookie,
You're definitely growing a Curcuma ginger. It could be any of a number of summer blooming Curcumas but since you're a Louisiana resident, my guess is Curcuma Petiolata. If it is, it has zone 7 hardiness. Even if it isn't, it's going to be hardy to zone 8. It has been a pass down plant in the deep south for generations. Mine start blooming in late June. Send me a picture when it blooms, it would help with the identification.
Steve
10-4 will do:}
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