That is a pretty stand of ginger! I've read it is a lot hardier than it would appear visually and by our mental conditioning for tropical-looking plants.

I had a plant lust for Kahili Ginger, but had quite a journey to get it. The first plant turned out to be White Moth (Hedychium coronarium), which is long blooming and has a wonderful fragrance. I love it, but it didn't have the stamen contrast I was seeking. The next purchase labeled Kahili turned out to be Yellow Moth, which was not as pretty as the white and has a meh scent.

This year I finally got a true Kahili. It bloomed on one stem about 3-4 weeks ago. Loved the look of the flower, but it lasted only about 5 days! What a disappointment after the white moths have spoiled me with their continued flowering for multiple weeks. In hindsight, I should have stopped with the white moth, but you just don't always learn the details without firsthand experience.

I was used to growing Kahili and the coronarium both in SoCal, but wouldn't have thought of growing it here. The Kahili, at least, will grow in my zone here, have not checked on the coronarium..The Kahili really caught me off guard since the only other thing I've noticed in passing in this particular yard is a stand of Shasta Daisies

Nice grove of Ginger..rare to see. I had one..gophers ate it.

Kahili ginger is actually native to the Himalayan forest region in Northern India and Nepal, so no surprise it can grow in Northern California along the coast. It does well in Hawaii because all the humidity.

Stan, I want to talk to you about chicken wire...LOl.....

parker, yes, after I looked it up, I did see that about the Kahili and it surprised me...grew it in Hawaii also...

This looks like the Dwarf form - it stays under 3-4ft and does very well in a pot.. I believe the true species will go to 6 feet. I have had no hardiness issues with it out in the open garden, nor any issues with gophers (on any gingers..)

Mine in SoCal was usually around 6'.....having spent the previous 30-some years in a frost free sub-tropcial zone in SoCal, I'd never really checked on the cold hardiness of plants, which is why I'm surprised to see a lot of things here that I assumed would not take the climate...many surprises.