Arley, Alabama
Foley, Alabama
Mobile, Alabama(2 reports)
Prattville, Alabama
Carlsbad, California
Ceres, California
Clayton, California
Escondido, California
Fairfield, California
Granite Bay, California
Indio, California
Palm Springs, California
Pasadena, California
Pleasant Hill, California
Sacramento, California
San Leandro, California
Tulare, California
Apopka, Florida
Bartow, Florida
Big Pine Key, Florida
Boca Raton, Florida(2 reports)
Bokeelia, Florida
Bradenton, Florida
Bradley, Florida
Brooksville, Florida
Cape Coral, Florida
Clearwater, Florida
Cocoa Beach, Florida
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Holiday, Florida
Jacksonville, Florida(4 reports)
Keystone Heights, Florida
Labelle, Florida
Loxahatchee, Florida
Lutz, Florida
Miami, Florida
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Niceville, Florida
Ocoee, Florida
Oldsmar, Florida(2 reports)
Orlando, Florida
Palm Coast, Florida
Pensacola, Florida
Pompano Beach, Florida(2 reports)
Riverview, Florida
Saint Cloud, Florida
Saint Petersburg, Florida
Sarasota, Florida
Sebastian, Florida
Sebring, Florida
Tampa, Florida
Trenton, Florida
Umatilla, Florida
Valrico, Florida
Vero Beach, Florida
Wellborn, Florida
West Palm Beach, Florida
Winter Haven, Florida
Auburn, Georgia
Dallas, Georgia
Lawrenceville, Georgia
Saint Simons Island, Georgia
Agana Heights, Guam
Honomu, Hawaii
Kurtistown, Hawaii
Barbourville, Kentucky
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Greenwell Springs, Louisiana
Lafayette, Louisiana
Marrero, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
Schriever, Louisiana
Thibodaux, Louisiana
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
North Las Vegas, Nevada
Kure Beach, North Carolina
Mooresville, North Carolina
Vieques, Puerto Rico
Bluffton, South Carolina
Cayce, South Carolina
Clemson, South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
Hardeeville, South Carolina
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Ladys Island, South Carolina
Lexington, South Carolina
Okatie, South Carolina
Orangeburg, South Carolina
Sumter, South Carolina
Arlington, Texas(2 reports)
Austin, Texas(2 reports)
Bastrop, Texas
Baytown, Texas
Beaumont, Texas
Brownsville, Texas
Cibolo, Texas
Corsicana, Texas
Deer Park, Texas
Desoto, Texas
Friendswood, Texas
Harlingen, Texas
Houston, Texas(4 reports)
Humble, Texas
Jacksonville, Texas(2 reports)
Katy, Texas
La Porte, Texas
Lampasas, Texas
League City, Texas
Mission, Texas
Missouri City, Texas
Port Arthur, Texas
Port Neches, Texas
Richmond, Texas
Roma, Texas
San Antonio, Texas(4 reports)
San Benito, Texas
Santa Fe, Texas
Spring, Texas(3 reports)
Universal City, Texas
Victoria, Texas
Norfolk, Virginia
show all
Have tried this plant 3 times. Does great at first, then begins to look shabby. Never makes it over winter, even when I heavily prot...Read More
I have a patch of it under a high oak canopy next to the house.
The plant looks good all summer despite the massive rainf...Read More
Slow to start,then becomes a fast grower. It also depends on how much light it gets as to its height. In partly sunny areas it can easily...Read More
I have had this plant for years. I started off with two separate pots of plants and when they got too big I sawed them in half and put th...Read More
We have had 6 shell ginger trees that have thrived and consistently bloomed in South Florida for 15 years. However, 2 trees recently sta...Read More
It froze to the ground here in Arlington, Texas.
Zone 8a : 10 to 15 (F)
--- (although this year, it got down to 5 deg...Read More
Does anyone have suggestions on using variegated shell ginger as a house plant. How long can you keep one before it get to large for the house?
Just a couple of notes to add: we have a large deer population, and they don't eat this plant. Also, I covered mine with sheets during ...Read More
Mine was planted about three years ago. It's thrived as a foliage plant but I'd heard it's not supposed to bloom in areas where it has t...Read More
Great for tropical effects. Does well with water in Southern California. A well-grown plant will double in size in two growing seasons....Read More
Alpinia zerumbet 'Variegata'
A nice foliage plant that grows moderately fast. I've grown this as a potted plant and in the...Read More
a beautiful foliage plant. tolerates the central florida heat well, provided you give it shade. i see so many gingers that have fallen vi...Read More
This is a beautiful, perennial ginger grown here in central SC for it's foliage. I've found that they work better in my climate than host...Read More
My varigated ginger has been beautiful until this past summer when we had 65+ days above 100 degrees. It has been dying for several month...Read More
leaves make very long lasting greenery for flower arrangements
Originally planted (2) 3 gal. plants behind a large Sago near my front entrance. They have since quadrulpled in size and are still growi...Read More
This plant also grows in Baton Rouge, LA
We had a big beautiful stand of shell ginger in the backyard that was totally killed off when the terribly badly designed and neglected l...Read More
Best to keep it in a pot and overwinter it in a frost area like a greenhouse. It will then bloom the following year on the old wood.
I love my ginger but it does need protection from our hot sun here in central Florida.
I understand it will not bloom if t...Read More
this plant grows beautifully in our area.....its worth the headache of it dying back each year because it brightens up a shady spot like ...Read More
I planted ginger three places in my flower bed. Everyone loves this plant: It's big and bright. However, is not evergreen, it turned a...Read More
Yes, you certainly need to keep this large plant in check, but I don't see how it could be reported under FLOWERS, that they are inconspi...Read More
If care is not taken, it becomes an invasive plant in our area.
We have some growing by the driveway entrance and my son h...Read More
Nice landscape plant for warmer areas of So Cal... seems to be pretty needy of water- not for xeriscape gardens. Plant always seems to l...Read More