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Randy4ut
09-11-2009, 08:35 AM
I am currently growing the following curcumas, thanks in large to members here!!!
Curcuma cordata
C. zedoaria
C. petiolata
C. rosecoena

As of today, the only one that is blooming for me is the zedoaria and here are a couple pics of it. Anyone else growing curcumas? Post here what you have and any pics that you have. These are great little plants!!!

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n225/randy4ut/Misc%20Plants%202009/091109Miscpics009.jpg

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n225/randy4ut/Misc%20Plants%202009/091109Miscpics010.jpg

cherokee_greg
09-11-2009, 12:07 PM
I would like to but what are they ? There very neat.are maybe I should not know. I will probally want 10 right now ! LOL

cherokee_greg
09-11-2009, 12:17 PM
I checked these out I saw some the other day I beleve Im going to get one and try them. Just one will not hurt !

mbfirey
09-11-2009, 05:07 PM
I just got a couple from someone here- I'm also going to be trying some shampoo Ginger and some Butterfly ginger next spring-is anyone else in NC/SC growing Ginger?

Moodene
09-12-2009, 06:49 AM
Hi,
I currently grow nearly 20 diffrent kinds of Curcumas. From 1 foot tall to almost 6 feet tall..Mine start blooming from early spring to end of the fall season here except it is still summer weather here..I don't have too much freezing weather except at nitetime for about 6 to 9 hours..
here is part of a list that I grow here..have to find my disk w ginger pics in it..
Curcuma
Longa-Olena-cooking ginger
Amethyst
Figi
Panama Purple
Purple Gusher
Purple Prince
Raspberry Plume
Scarlet Fever
Sullee Rainbow
Rainbow
Flaviflora-Red Fireball
elata-Giant Plume
Petiolata-'Emperor'- variegated leaves
Band of Gold
Anybody grow Hedychiums or Alpinias???...LOL...
I can trade other names gingers with others after the gingers goes dormant..easier on the shipping dept.

Pinecone Shampoo gingers- You can use those cones to wash your hair and use on your body!! Just cut the cones and put in freezer bags to save to use..When I take them out to use,defrost the cone, and I have a tiny hole mesh bag to put them in so I dont get any debris in my hair that comes out of the cones. Sometime little bugs hide in the creases of the cones..hope nobody freaks out when that happens..just part of nature..lol

Randy4ut
09-12-2009, 07:13 AM
Hi,
I currently grow nearly 20 diffrent kinds of Curcumas. From 1 foot tall to almost 6 feet tall..Mine start blooming from early spring to end of the fall season here except it is still summer weather here..I don't have too much freezing weather except at nitetime for about 6 to 9 hours..
here is part of a list that I grow here..have to find my disk w ginger pics in it..
Curcuma
Longa-Olena-cooking ginger
Amethyst
Figi
Panama Purple
Purple Gusher
Purple Prince
Raspberry Plume
Scarlet Fever
Sullee Rainbow
Rainbow
Flaviflora-Red Fireball
elata-Giant Plume
Petiolata-'Emperor'- variegated leaves
Band of Gold
Anybody grow Hedychiums or Alpinias???...LOL...
I can trade other names gingers with others after the gingers goes dormant..easier on the shipping dept.

Pinecone Shampoo gingers- You can use those cones to wash your hair and use on your body!! Just cut the cones and put in freezer bags to save to use..When I take them out to use,defrost the cone, and I have a tiny hole mesh bag to put them in so I dont get any debris in my hair that comes out of the cones. Sometime little bugs hide in the creases of the cones..hope nobody freaks out when that happens..just part of nature..lol

Now this is a nice collection and hope you are able to find the pics!!! Would love to see them!!! Not sure if I have anything that would interest you, but would love to do some trading with you!!! If and when you have time, please pm me and lets discuss this!!! I need to do a little more research on the ones you have to see which ones would do well in my more "arctic" conditions!!!

Jananas Bananas
09-12-2009, 09:01 AM
My "Aussie Plume" curcuma is blooming. It has bloomed twice for me so far. None of my others have done anything yet.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=22824&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=22824&ppuser=5614)
No blooms currently on any of these.
Heliconia flavum and Heliconia coccineum a hybrid "Dr. Moy" pretty upright variegated plant though.
Heliconia psittacorum "Golden Torch" this one bloomed twice but I didn't get pictures.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=22825&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=22825&ppuser=5614)
Heliconia Rostata "Lobster Claw" no blooms.

I have a little delicate yellow flower globba schomburgkii- very sensitive - doesn't like heat, doesn't like cold - but her babies are coming in stronger than she is.

I have a few others, but I am still sipping coffee and waking up - and realized I am rambling - Sorry! ~JaNan

austinl01
09-12-2009, 10:39 PM
Randy, these pics were taken a couple weeks ago.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/austinl01/LateAugust2009118.jpg

I don't think the dancing lady is considered a curcuma, but here she is anyway. :)

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/austinl01/LateAugust2009070.jpg

And, here is my spiral ginger finally starting to grow.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/austinl01/LateAugust2009111.jpg

Moodene
09-13-2009, 09:41 PM
I just picked up few more gingers over the weekend!!...lol...

Randy4ut
09-14-2009, 05:00 AM
I just picked up few more gingers over the weekend!!...lol...


You have got to post some pics of your collection. I have been looking up some of the ones that you have listed and cant find some and would love to see the plant as well as the bloom when possible!!!

Moodene
09-14-2009, 12:00 PM
Here is a link to a site that I research alot from. I use this one for information on how to grow,divide, and propagation of diff types of gingers..
Le Jardin Ombrag Ginger Home Page (http://www.gingersrus.com/)

I havent bought any of them from him in few years since alot of gingers are popping up at nurseries near me...

Bananaman88
09-14-2009, 12:19 PM
Great job with that C. zedoaria, Randy! Mine never bloomed this year for some reason.

southlatropical
09-14-2009, 03:49 PM
I guess what I have is also zedoria. It has the burgundy color on the stems also. There are several blooming right now.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=19861&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=19861)

Randy4ut
09-14-2009, 04:56 PM
Here is a link to a site that I research alot from. I use this one for information on how to grow,divide, and propagation of diff types of gingers..
Le Jardin Ombrag Ginger Home Page (http://www.gingersrus.com/)

I havent bought any of them from him in few years since alot of gingers are popping up at nurseries near me...

Thanks for the link, Moodene!!! I ran across this site last year and forgot about it until I clicked on your link. Great information and look forward to looking through it again and adding it to my favorites!!!

Moodene
09-14-2009, 05:42 PM
Ya welcome!!!

bikoro child
09-18-2009, 04:58 AM
Here is Hedychium Gardnerianum
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=23231&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=23231&ppuser=1162)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=23230&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=23230&ppuser=1162)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=23228&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=23228&ppuser=1162)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=23228&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=23228&ppuser=1162)

PT DUffy
09-18-2009, 06:32 AM
I have 3 kinds of Butterfly Ginger(White, Salmon and Orange), 3 kinds of Hidden Ginger(Big with Red center stripe leaf, Variegated Leaf and Lavender "Siamese Tulip"), 2 kinds of Dancing Ginger(Yellow and Purple with Yellow), a Peacocke Ginger, Galangal and Common Cooking Ginger. I had Tumeric but it doesn't survive our Winters here in z8....
Cheers,
Pat

bikoro child
09-18-2009, 06:45 AM
Could you please give the latin name cause I do'nt know all the english names ...thx

Steve L
09-18-2009, 12:41 PM
Could you please give the latin name cause I do'nt know all the english names ...thx

Butterfly ginger = Hedychium ginger
Hidden ginger = Curcuma ginger
Dancing ginger = Globba ginger
Peacock ginger = Kaempferia ginger
Galangal = Galangal
Common cooking ginger = Zingiber officinale

SoBe Musa
10-29-2010, 02:18 PM
Great thread, i love curcumas and Zingiber! trying to grow it .
today:Curcuma longa ( turmeric)
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/IMG_2591.jpg
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/IMG_2592.jpg
Ginger Zingiber officinale
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/IMG_2590.jpg
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/IMG_2593.jpg

bikoro child
11-01-2010, 05:46 AM
Today are blooming at last my hedychiums coronarium

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=38023&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=38023&ppuser=1162)

SoBe Musa
11-01-2010, 08:48 AM
Nice bikoro child ! here is my from last night.
Lovely blooms with a heavenly scent!
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/IMG_2012.jpg
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/IMG_2011.jpg

SoBe Musa
11-01-2010, 08:57 AM
Kahili Ginger, Ker-Gawl ~Hedychium gardnerianum
Photo is from last friday.
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/IMG_1856.jpg

Dean W.
01-24-2011, 07:33 PM
I'm not sure if this is a curcuma, but it is a ginger that I picked up at a big box store.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=39940&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=39940)

saltydad
01-25-2011, 12:20 AM
That's a variegated Shell Ginger, Alpinia zerumbet. Beautiful plant!

Steve L
01-25-2011, 10:50 AM
Yes, that's Alpinia Zerumbet Variegata and it should be hardy for your zone in the ground. Blooms on second year growth so you need a mild winter to see blooms. Does better in partial shade. Can look rather ratty in full sun. This ginger has become very popular along the Gulf Coast in the last 10 years. A hard freeze will kill it to the ground but reliably comes back. Another cold hardy Alpinia ginger is Formosana "Pinstripe". Has less variegation and the flower is upright rather than pendant as is found on Zerumbet. Both of these gingers are less invasive than the solid green cousin of Zerumbet which can really be a problem if not thinned out regularly.

Steve

Dean W.
01-25-2011, 01:58 PM
Thanks for the info guys.:03:

Steve L
01-25-2011, 02:04 PM
Dean,

There are quite a few gingers you could grow in your zone and see blooms yearly. Gingers are totally underutilized in the south. I'm growing 25 to 30 different ones and will be ordering more in late Feburary.

Steve

Dean W.
01-25-2011, 02:08 PM
I got a couple. I have Shampoo Ginger and a Panama Purple, I think. I'm going to try and grow some from seeds.

Yes, I think they are under utilized. I just began being interested in them. I was surprised to find the Alpinia Zerumbet Variegata on sale during the winter.

Steve L
01-25-2011, 04:16 PM
I got a couple. I have Shampoo Ginger and a Panama Purple, I think. I'm going to try and grow some from seeds.

Yes, I think they are under utilized. I just began being interested in them. I was surprised to find the Alpinia Zerumbet Variegata on sale during the winter.

From where did you acquire Panama Purple. I haven't seen that offered by anyone except Andy at Aloha Tropicals. Are you growing this one in a container or in the ground and has it bloomed for you yet.

Steve

Dean W.
01-25-2011, 04:19 PM
It's in the ground frozen back at the moment. It has never bloomed for me yet. I had got it in a trade.

Steve L
01-25-2011, 04:31 PM
If it comes back for you and you can spare a piece, I'd be happy to trade you for something I have. I have pictures of a lot of my plants in the gallery and I have more that I don't have pictures of as well. I did lose some plants last year from our very hard winter which I didn't replace but I should have most of what you see if anything strikes you.

Steve

Dean W.
01-26-2011, 09:28 AM
I'll send you a pm, Steve.