Sorry, this is the first time I have posted since going to the new format. I was looking for a thread on butterfly ginger,. Mine are blooming but the leaves are scorched looking. Wondered if anyone else had that problem.

Always! Either I have scorched leaves from the sun and blooms or no blooms from the shade and pretty foliage. I am almost to the point of thinking that they aren't worth the water that they need to survive! :-)

I am in the same frame of mind as PKponder. My butterfly ginger smells fantastic, but the awful state of the plants is making me consider ripping them all out.

Molly

Molly, I wonder if they are edible? My mom says they are, they do look similar to the culinary ginger.

Yes, both the rhizomes and the flower buds of butterfly ginger (hedychium coronaruim) are edible.

Molly