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Originally Posted by chong
Ginger #2 is Hedychium Coronarium, "White Butterfly Ginger". I started with 2 each last year and the year before, of 1-gallon pots of these. Last month, I divided one of the pots and ended up with 8 new pots with a piece of root each, of which 4 had active growth. Now, even the ones without growth have at least two growing plants. They are very fast growers, and the original 4 pots survived the last 2 winters in an unheated greenhouse.
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Thanks, that's great. I am hoping these gingers will be hardy in my zone. I'm going to plant them in well drained soil with a southern exposure by my musa basjoos. I guess we'll see which ones are hardy and which ones are not come spring. I appreciate all the responses. You guys know your plants!
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