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palmtree · 03-23-2011, 01:08 AM

Red ginger is really slow for me. I got some from Hawaii (they were all over the place there and really beautiful). They had no life for at least a week and that was in the middle of the summer (temperatures in the 90s every single day with nights no lower than 70F!). I managed to keep them alive inside all winter, but they are only about 2 inches tall (they were small starts from a store in the airport). I bought some white butterfly ginger at the same size and its already 1-2 feet tall (and if I'm lucky, it might bloom this fall)!
The cool thing about red ginger is that once it blooms, it will make new plants from the flower head. The babies get pretty large too before even hitting the soil (I've seen some already 1 foot tall or more).
Good luck! Hope it sprouts for you!

03-23-2011, 01:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
palmtree palmtree's Photo Gallery Location: New York City Find me on the map! Zone: 7b Name: Alex C Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,016 BananaBucks : 133,470 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 1,492 Times Was Thanked 1,428 Times in 644 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 103 Times	Re: My quest for ginger Red ginger is really slow for me. I got some from Hawaii (they were all over the place there and really beautiful). They had no life for at least a week and that was in the middle of the summer (temperatures in the 90s every single day with nights no lower than 70F!). I managed to keep them alive inside all winter, but they are only about 2 inches tall (they were small starts from a store in the airport). I bought some white butterfly ginger at the same size and its already 1-2 feet tall (and if I'm lucky, it might bloom this fall)! The cool thing about red ginger is that once it blooms, it will make new plants from the flower head. The babies get pretty large too before even hitting the soil (I've seen some already 1 foot tall or more). Good luck! Hope it sprouts for you! __________________ Location: New York City, zone 7b