Thought you might appreciate this old gardener's adage: The first year a plant sleeps; the second it creeps; and, the third it leaps. So, if you provide the right conditions it sometimes take 3 years to begin to see major changes in plants. Thanks for your videos. They are interest, amusing and informative.
I'm in Sacramento CA and one of my Hedychium Luna Moth is just starting to bloom. I have about 8 clumps, all started from small rhizome pieces taken from mature plants when I moved, two years ago. They all came up last year, but this is the first time they have bloomed. If they follow the same pattern I observed at my old place, they will bloom off and on until November or early December. I cut them to the ground in Jan. and let fresh foliage come up for the spring.
📩 Thank you for all those lovely tropical plants. Ginger is a new one , what is your zone 6 garden verses the zone 7 you mentioned? Just curious to the new dimensionn. 😊
I've been bringing mine inside also, I haven't gotten the courage to experiment with it yet bc I'd be so sad if it didn't make it. Mine is big enough to divide now, so ill probably get a rhizome in the ground this spring.
Hey sweetie, how do you deal with snails they get in your pots and they eat the fresh new roots. I am only familiar with them in my Orchids. Btw, your pot looks great!
That's ok, all of my other hedychiums go dormant as well. It really is best for them to have a winters rest if they can't be in the ground and growing year round. :)
Thought you might appreciate this old gardener's adage: The first year a plant sleeps; the second it creeps; and, the third it leaps. So, if you provide the right conditions it sometimes take 3 years to begin to see major changes in plants. Thanks for your videos. They are interest, amusing and informative.
Thank you Pat! The saying is so true too!
I'm in Sacramento CA and one of my Hedychium Luna Moth is just starting to bloom. I have about 8 clumps, all started from small rhizome pieces taken from mature plants when I moved, two years ago. They all came up last year, but this is the first time they have bloomed. If they follow the same pattern I observed at my old place, they will bloom off and on until November or early December. I cut them to the ground in Jan. and let fresh foliage come up for the spring.
Sounds lovely!
Can they be grown indoors in Sacramento?
@@plantsforparisa1815 I guess if you have really bright light
I learned quite a bit from your video! 😊 I hope you will have some blooms and will be able to show us!
hopefully soon! They are responding very well to being repotted!
Just bought one of these . Excited to plant it outside
A beautiful plant and that blue pot awesome thanks for sharing 🌾
thank you Julia!
The two plants look really good together
great repot!
📩 Thank you for all those lovely tropical plants. Ginger is a new one , what is your zone 6 garden verses the zone 7 you mentioned? Just curious to the new dimensionn. 😊
I’m in Zone 3 up on the Canadian Prairies. I put my through dormancy during the winter in my cellar
zone 3!? OMG that's so cold! Hedychiums are great for overwintering in a dark and cool place. They go dormant and bounce back wonderfully!
I grow this in zone 2 up in Canada. I do bring it inside over the winter of course.
I've been bringing mine inside also, I haven't gotten the courage to experiment with it yet bc I'd be so sad if it didn't make it. Mine is big enough to divide now, so ill probably get a rhizome in the ground this spring.
Hey sweetie, how do you deal with snails they get in your pots and they eat the fresh new roots. I am only familiar with them in my Orchids. Btw, your pot looks great!
Thanks Sherry! There is a product called, Sluggo, that works very well for snails. DE powder is also pretty good also.
I’m in 6 b and take my ginger in for the winter.. it does go dormant inside😞
That's ok, all of my other hedychiums go dormant as well. It really is best for them to have a winters rest if they can't be in the ground and growing year round. :)
Thanks!