tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post7517730044644487116..comments2024-03-17T20:56:22.962-04:00Comments on Hoe and Shovel: Pinecone GingerMeemshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-69390646416041165952016-08-20T23:07:34.975-04:002016-08-20T23:07:34.975-04:00yep but not as tastyyep but not as tastythatseaofflashingsapphireshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11009352614668005741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-16858354650121145292015-04-16T12:16:41.355-04:002015-04-16T12:16:41.355-04:00Are they edible like the other ginger?Are they edible like the other ginger?Lorettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11694107437269351167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-15788044056145626792014-12-04T09:32:09.413-05:002014-12-04T09:32:09.413-05:00thank you! and the website was great too :)thank you! and the website was great too :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14843346782767949411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-40730072961852796282014-11-23T21:39:51.385-05:002014-11-23T21:39:51.385-05:00Charlotte... this ginger is easy to transplant as ...Charlotte... this ginger is easy to transplant as it grows from an underground rhizome. Just dig underneath the foliage and loosen the rhizome. The entire plant should lift out. Move it where you desire. Here's a link that might be helpful... http://www.floridata.com/ref/z/zing_zer.cfmMeemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-37409937948596746452014-11-22T13:36:44.930-05:002014-11-22T13:36:44.930-05:00Can you please tell me how to transplant this beau...Can you please tell me how to transplant this beautiful flower? I have a large amount of it growing wild in the woods near my house & I would like to gather a little and bring it into my yard.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14843346782767949411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-70215693857432880462014-10-31T15:24:42.741-04:002014-10-31T15:24:42.741-04:00have about 15 growing wild under my oak trees in 1...have about 15 growing wild under my oak trees in 100 percent shade they are in full bloom right now. Really interesting plant,gregorycool1https://www.blogger.com/profile/01409389298713364494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-47024371310559038352014-09-18T11:20:21.699-04:002014-09-18T11:20:21.699-04:00I found one growing in my yard! Do not know where...I found one growing in my yard! Do not know where it came from, but it is full bloom now(a red pine cone, it looks like). Hope to have more of them - Donna P - Ocala, FLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-31271807488288103122013-11-07T08:47:43.897-05:002013-11-07T08:47:43.897-05:00I,ve lived here in north fla. six yrs and have a p...I,ve lived here in north fla. six yrs and have a pine comb ginger plant it went from one stalk to seven, i need to know how to start more,but don,t want to damage the one i have,i love it like my dogs. <br />ha haAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366393420859841436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-47671385511031454242010-09-27T07:47:00.958-04:002010-09-27T07:47:00.958-04:00Hi Siesta Sister,
Mine also came from a friend. I ...Hi Siesta Sister,<br />Mine also came from a friend. I have divided it and moved it but honestly mine doesn't spread very rapidly. Maybe I have mine in too little sun and maybe you have yours in too much sun???? It is not a plant I've done too much research on as I just stuck in the ground in similar conditions as my neighbor. Now that you mention it I don't get a profuse amount of Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-45413406726749349102010-09-26T06:39:22.585-04:002010-09-26T06:39:22.585-04:00At the beginning of summer a friend thinned her pi...At the beginning of summer a friend thinned her pinecone ginger and gave me some. It has spread quite a bit, but I only have 2 of the pinecone shoots. Any idea why?? They are in shade part of the day with at least 3-3 hours of sun.<br /><br />Thanks for any ideas you have.SiestaSisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09810517627451623408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-84954720451133229732009-08-29T12:29:57.806-04:002009-08-29T12:29:57.806-04:00wow, these are so beautiful... they almost look li...wow, these are so beautiful... they almost look liked waxed dipped. it is just so exotic. these would look so lovely in an arrangement or on a wreath. maybe i could persuade you to give me a few? or better yet make one of your beautiful arrangements for me. you have so many talents. <br />i am glad your my sister...i get to experience them all. <br />happy august.marmeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00622899170079254810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-21730779423119584782009-08-28T13:11:04.165-04:002009-08-28T13:11:04.165-04:00Jake,
Very cool each year to anticipate a plant pr...Jake,<br />Very cool each year to anticipate a plant producing this kind of interest.<br /><br />Lola,<br />Thanks for adding your information on this... I am definitely going to try that shampoo. Sounds delightful... ginger is one of my favorite scents.<br /><br />Sunita,<br />I hadn't thought about it that way but I like your eye and perspective. The closest thing I have that comes to Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-7907402691009906122009-08-28T08:03:39.741-04:002009-08-28T08:03:39.741-04:00Very cool plant! Great photography as well!!Very cool plant! Great photography as well!!Alan Pulleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07784439710406781235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-59711057926204598442009-08-27T23:55:56.706-04:002009-08-27T23:55:56.706-04:00They're such an interesting looking flower, ar...They're such an interesting looking flower, arent they? Almost architectural in appearance!Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-12733061424951286382009-08-27T19:48:24.230-04:002009-08-27T19:48:24.230-04:00Hi Meems,
Yes, I did use it as a shampoo as Tina s...Hi Meems,<br />Yes, I did use it as a shampoo as Tina stated. It left my hair soft & silky with a hint of ginger. I really liked how it did. I kept a flower in the shower so I could shampoo my hair with it. There is a lot of the thick liquid in a cone. The ladies of the islands where this grows only had this plant to shampoo their hair way back when. You must try it.<br />I also put some in aLolanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-37159901368886177952009-08-27T08:51:27.689-04:002009-08-27T08:51:27.689-04:00I don't have any, but I love how the "con...I don't have any, but I love how the "cones" add more intrest after they bloom.<br /><br />JakeJakehttp://nefp.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-70235480864336206322009-08-27T07:30:53.183-04:002009-08-27T07:30:53.183-04:00Lisa,
It almost reminds me of a magnolia pod, too....Lisa,<br />It almost reminds me of a magnolia pod, too. I DO love spruce and pine as well.<br /><br />Darla,<br />Plants have so many common names. I'm happy this is the dwarf variety.<br /><br />Gail,<br />You are aware caladiums add beauty to every setting. :-) Miss Muffets are sitting at the Ginger's feet.<br /><br />Helen,<br />I keeping trying to split enough of these up that I don&#Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-8384984927424273462009-08-26T23:36:41.228-04:002009-08-26T23:36:41.228-04:00What a neat looking plant, I've never seen or ...What a neat looking plant, I've never seen or heard of them before.Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-59481050377879769292009-08-26T17:26:01.793-04:002009-08-26T17:26:01.793-04:00"Gingers like the warmth and humidity of our ..."Gingers like the warmth and humidity of our climate." -<br /><br />Exactly what I hate about our climate! lol.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12388745136047280126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-21626950899264797542009-08-26T15:16:21.802-04:002009-08-26T15:16:21.802-04:00My blogging friend Lola sent me some of these last...My blogging friend Lola sent me some of these last year and I must say I adored them. They were almost to this point when a freeze came and did not return. She actually washed her hair with them-a neat plant!tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-89457807964495420772009-08-26T13:56:49.711-04:002009-08-26T13:56:49.711-04:00Yikes, is that a spam? What a cool plant. Probably...Yikes, is that a spam? What a cool plant. Probably not frost hardy though...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-11582780335903240512009-08-26T10:47:02.868-04:002009-08-26T10:47:02.868-04:00Beautiful ginger! I saw a shampoo ginger in the av...Beautiful ginger! I saw a shampoo ginger in the aviary at the NC Zoo. It was yellow and shaped like ripe corn cobs. <br /><br />CameronF Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14558874651743241988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-41615670153333003182009-08-26T08:52:41.626-04:002009-08-26T08:52:41.626-04:00OOOh Meems I love the smell of this ginger! Mine a...OOOh Meems I love the smell of this ginger! Mine are in bloom still green though. I love to cut them and put them in vases around the house.You know there in a miniature and it is yellow. I don't have it as yet but plan to. I had a photo of them on my garden ramble sale flyer and many people came specially to get some. <br /><br />hugs to youislandgal246https://www.blogger.com/profile/09139072456332225087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-76996683618883773822009-08-26T07:50:51.476-04:002009-08-26T07:50:51.476-04:00The leaves remind me of Japanese Solomon's Sea...The leaves remind me of Japanese Solomon's Seal, but the flower sure says gorgeous tropical! I imagine caladiums are the perfect foil to the ginger's red flower! gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-30827872904388671242009-08-26T06:04:04.754-04:002009-08-26T06:04:04.754-04:00Aren't they great? I featured Ms. Doris' ...Aren't they great? I featured Ms. Doris' not too long ago..we call them Pinecone LiliesDarlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09976608531478457839noreply@blogger.com