Comments on: Variegated shell ginger ( Alpinia zerumbet ) http://herselfshoustongarden.com/2007/02/variegated-shell-ginger-alpinia-zerumbet.html Gardening for fun and wildlife at the edge of Houston's piney woods Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:11:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: timestocome http://herselfshoustongarden.com/2007/02/variegated-shell-ginger-alpinia-zerumbet.html/comment-page-1#comment-823 timestocome Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:59:24 +0000 http://timestocome.org/houstongarden/2007/02/variegated-shell-ginger-alpinia-zerumbet.html#comment-823 Of all my gingers this one was least effected by the great three day freeze. I waited a couple of weeks and cut it back to the ground. It should be fine come spring. Of all my gingers this one was least effected by the great three day freeze. I waited a couple of weeks and cut it back to the ground. It should be fine come spring.

]]> By: timestocome http://herselfshoustongarden.com/2007/02/variegated-shell-ginger-alpinia-zerumbet.html/comment-page-1#comment-705 timestocome Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:06:50 +0000 http://timestocome.org/houstongarden/2007/02/variegated-shell-ginger-alpinia-zerumbet.html#comment-705 Nothing effects this plant, the drought didn't phase it a bit. Both the one in the photo and the one I have in the shade flowered heavily this past spring. Nothing effects this plant, the drought didn’t phase it a bit. Both the one in the photo and the one I have in the shade flowered heavily this past spring.

]]> By: ljmacphee http://herselfshoustongarden.com/2007/02/variegated-shell-ginger-alpinia-zerumbet.html/comment-page-1#comment-561 ljmacphee Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:41:39 +0000 http://timestocome.org/houstongarden/2007/02/variegated-shell-ginger-alpinia-zerumbet.html#comment-561 The longer this plant is in the ground, the less winter bothers it. It's thriving in both the locations I have it. The longer this plant is in the ground, the less winter bothers it. It’s thriving in both the locations I have it.

]]> By: ljmacphee http://herselfshoustongarden.com/2007/02/variegated-shell-ginger-alpinia-zerumbet.html/comment-page-1#comment-375 ljmacphee Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:29:02 +0000 http://timestocome.org/houstongarden/2007/02/variegated-shell-ginger-alpinia-zerumbet.html#comment-375 Aug. if we get cold near freezing some leaves get burned. Just trim those stalks back to the ground in the spring. Once a stalk blooms it's done. You can leave it for the foliage or remove the stalks after blooming, which ever pleases you. Other'n trimming the stalks in the spring it requires no maintenance. I have one in deep shade and one in dappled shade. Both are parked under pine trees in very dry areas. The one in the deep shade is only about a third the size of the dappled light one but otherwise doing well there. Aug. if we get cold near freezing some leaves get burned. Just trim those stalks back to the ground in the spring.

Once a stalk blooms it’s done. You can leave it for the foliage or remove the stalks after blooming, which ever pleases you.

Other’n trimming the stalks in the spring it requires no maintenance.

I have one in deep shade and one in dappled shade. Both are parked under pine trees in very dry areas. The one in the deep shade is only about a third the size of the dappled light one but otherwise doing well there.

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