Peacock Ginger

This is a glorious herbaceous (winter dieback to roots) for coastal SE Georgia (zone 8b and warmer). Put in bright shade (a couple hours ...Read Moreof morning sun) in a rich well-drained soil and it's foliage is the most striking and it will also reveal its golden-orange flowers.

I have great success with this plant here in Central FL zone 9B. I have three in outdoor pots and one in the ground, all was started from...Read More some bulbs my father gave me well over five years ago. I don't dig the bulbs up, just leave them where they are and every spring they come back fuller than the season prior. I start new plants by digging the bulbs up and moving them to a new spot. They do well in shade or filtered sun, full sun burns the leaves. The more sunlight they get the more blooms they give. They expire once nighttime temperatures start dipping into the forties.

I found this growing in a corner at my father's house. I dug up the tubers and planted them in 1 gallon pots at my house. They are multip...Read Morelying and growing like crazy! Beautiful Foliage. Very easy to care for. I have them resting under my oak tree and they love it.

I have no idea just how this plant came to my garden. I noticed it in a pot one day and really liked it. It has appeared in a couple of...Read More other pots since. I haven't planted it for fear of losing it. Maybe I will keep one to enjoy in a pot and put the other two in the ground to increase, I hope.