A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion The Plants and Flowers Forum a question about white ginger

I grew a ginger plant from a grocery store root, and was given a pinecone ginger root. Ones in a pot outside, and one is in the ground. I read if the pot is large enough you can bring it in and treat it like a houseplant. The one i have in the ground I am going to dig up, once the foliage starts to brown and treat like a calla. I've never tried it before, hope it works.

By White Ginger, I am guessing you are talking about Hedychium coronarium also known as Butterfly lily and Garland flower. This can be grown in pots as houseplants.

Or you can treat it just like cannas. It should come back from bare root if it is stored well.

Hi Jonni,

Thanks for the information, I will store half of the bulbs in the basement and the other half in flower pots. I'm going to run out of room..... lol

Kratz7

I am so lucky that I don't have to dig mine up. But when you envy that remember that things like peonies are really crumby here. There is a drawback or two.