I hadn't heard of this plant. I actually had to look it up lol. It is really pretty! Is this a ginger look a like? I didn't see anything saying it was a true ginger. Not that I care. I would grow it anyways. I was kinda wondering about the hardiness and growing conditions for the U.S. Anyone know? I saw some stuff for the UK growing conditions.

~Sjn

Hi SJN, Just saw your lovely post on the new Globbas, 'Sangria' and 'Blue Hawaii.'

Very much on my want list! I got a small plant of Curcuma 'Maetung Sunrise' (Pink with brown touch on lip) which has multiplied to ten, which will go around the base of the lychee tree. Nice, non-invasive, pretty plant! The globbas would go well with it, plus maybe some Kaempferia grandis.

I've written to Zone Nine and Olomana nurseries for those two globbas, no luck. Would you have any rhizomes for sale or trade? I have a cutting-edge collection of echinopsis hybrids, the latest, fanciest stuff from the German breeders. Or can send a money order for plain old American Money.

mrminer071166@yahoo.com

Thanks!

Mark

Hi I don't have any for sale or trade right now. They seem slow in multiplying for some reason. Maybe that is why they aren't being sold right now...just guessing. I got them one year when Zone 9 tropicals had a Facebook offer on some new gingers they had. Mine are all dormant and in pots right now as we have several freezes a year. I will have to wait till they emerge this year and see what made it lol.

I found this site that advertises for the Blue Hawaii globba ginger. I don't know anything about this business and have never ordered from them so make sure to research it a little before you order lol

http://www.plantgrouphawaii.com/#!novelty-ginger/c1pcw

Pardon my comment , since I've not done a refresher search on the web, but seem to recall a very old gardening book as actually calling it a variety of hardy orchid and not a ginger ?

SJN -

Roscoeas are members of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae), but are of course a different genus that\n zingiber itself. Most Roscoeas that I have read about are listed as hardy in zine 6, and several in zone 5. I still have not found any source that has them available now, although Far Reaches Farms does list it, so maybe it will be available in spring.

Gary Lewis -

Not sure if your question is regarding Roscoea or something in one of the other posts above. But Roscoea is not an orchid, but a member of the family "Zingiberaceae", the ginger family.