i am realy interested in your treepeony seed.i have a few tree peony seed from china but they aren't named.i also have seedlings of rochii hyb. i have named hostas some cornus kousa seedlings,i have a pale lavender treepeony,about 5 yrs old,helleborus plants,let me know if there is anything you are interested in i might have but din't list please ralfsmom

There are a lot of Hedychiums (Butterfly Ginger)that are hardy in Zone 7. Hedy. Coronaruium (white butterfly) has the strongest scent. Lots of different colors too but none as fragrant as the white, IMO. Steve

I just got the copy of the Hardy Ginger book I ordered in the mail. Overall it is a nice contribution to the horticulture of the family. But be careful with some of the names, in my quick scan of the book I saw both Globba pictures are misidentified. I'd be interested to hear what other errors people find. Now for my tirade. The author has used our discussions on Gardenweb in this book without acknowledging us individually or as a group (he mentions Gardenweb in the back of the book, but doesn't claim it as a source of information). I say this because a few things about Globba could only have originated from me. I'm the one who figured out Globba Golden Dragon was G. colpicola, that the G. andersonii in cultivation is really G. macroclada, and that the plant being called G. cathcartii is really G. racemosa (to name a few examples). And I haven't published any of this in a scientific journal yet, so it had to come from my posts here. I will admit the possibility that Tim or Tom Wood could have passed on similar discussions that I've had with them, but even so he should have said they were sources of information rather than just good hybridizers and nurserymen. On the one hand I'm happy that he is using the correct names for these in his book. But there is as much or more incorrect information under Globba as well. If he had contacted me I could have straightened out more names and some incorrect information under his discussion of the genus (and for other gingers as well). I'm sure others here would have done the same. Anyway, its not about some ego thing that I need my name to be in his book. Its just that it is bad form to not cite or acknowledge your sources. Also, I'd bet I'm not the only one here that this has happened to. And if he had bothered to track down some of us during the writing of the book the end result would have been more accurate. I'm happy he did the book and I'm glad I bought it. I just think a little more effort on his part would have made it better. -Kyle

I don't know much about growing ginger but I have several red pinecone lillies that I brought with me when we moved a little over 2 years ago. They flurished at our old house and were beautiful. Since we have been at the new house they have come back every year but they start out nice but their color by this time has started turning yellow. They also don't produce the same amount of pinecones either. What am I doing wrong. Am I giving them to much sunlight? The are in full sun. At the old house they were in the shade. Have also planted another type of ginger and it seems to be having the same problem. I love the smell of ginger but I am at a loss of what to do. Help please