Hi just joined this wonderful group of folks.... and having said that...lol, that pink butterfly Ginger is just out of this world..! I can't get the fragrance out of my nostrills...! a well respected orchid friend here in wpb has some in his jungle... breath taking..! Although I'm running out of areas to do anything, I'd love some ... David

I grow Gingers 100 miles west of Valdosta not far off US 84, about 50 miles north of Tallahassee. I grow Cardamon Ginger, Alpinias, Curcuma and Hedychium. There are others that I have seen growing in this area, many of the 'shampoo ginger' types do well. Cardamon Ginger is the only one that stays near green most of the year, dying down only after several hard freezes. Alpinia eventually dies down but comes back easily as well. Curcuma falls over at the first frost and is slow to return in spring. Hedychium is frost tender, but returns well. I kept Cardamon Ginger in the GH, some Alpinia and Hedychium in a greenhouse over the winter. Next fall the only one I bring in will be Cardamon and perhaps the variegated Alpinia, only because I like the appearance in the winter. Nell

Hi Alley, I have a Globba Ginger(Dancing Girl Ginger) that goes dormat in my zone....but it puts out several bubils (some call them seeds)....it's doesn't grow very tall like most gingers....this could be the plant. Thanks, Jeannie :) Here is a link that might be useful: Dancing Girl Ginger

I'm in zone 9a and the bed most of these gingers are growing in was full shade until this spring when the dogwood tree at the center of the bed went into decline. I've cut down most of the tree and since then the gingers have been doing better then ever! They still get quite a bit of shade from the surrounding trees but they seem to like the increased sunlight from the loss of the dogwood. The shampoo ginger is the only one shown above that's groing in a different bed and it's in mostly shade but it's a high shade.