JJ, good to hear that you have now a batch of H nutans. From the highlands of Panama to New Caledonia! I'm sure we would like to see how different the...
Hi JJ, Gibberelic acid can cause extra stretching of the tissue. Is this occurs only on one side the plant will not grow straight but in a curve. It is...
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I just found your board and have been searching the posts and photos and haven't come across a Zingiber spectabile. They call it Chinese Ginger here. (Jengibre...
Hi Bob, Welcome to the group. Sounds like it might be a fungus that is attacking the leaves. Do you know anybody in your area with the same plant? Do they ...
Hello Bryan, The only ones around here that I know of is in a local nursery, but they don't know what the problem is and have never seen it either. Theirs are...
Hi Bob, Mine are in partial sun to full sun, on a very well drained soil. We are at 500 m (1500 feet) elevation, and it is cloudy much of the time, especially...
Hi Bryan, That really helps, thanks! I've been wondering about the sun, because the nursery guy said it doesn't need much sun and his is under a sun shade...
Hola Bob, What you may be getting is dessication (drying out) of the leaves due to the wind. Really, this ginger is almost like a weed here, so hopefully you...
After searching for the umpteenth time for more info about my Heliconia Zengiber, I found this really great website and thought someone might it find useful...
Hola grupo: Hoy coseche mis primeras semillas de heliconias, alguien me diria cual es el tratamiento para plantarlas? Patricia Argentina ... 250MB gratis,...
Hola Patricia, Sherry es la experta, pero basicamente siembralas no muy profundo en una mezcla bien drenada, mantenlas humedas y en un sitio sombreado pero con...
Bryan, Does it have purplish stems, and the same dark color goes all the way to the basal bract? It could be the 'Purple Throat' I gave you long ago, that you...
The stems are purplish and the same color goes all the way to the basal
bract, you're right. But, this specimen is growing in New Caledonia. Bryan help me for...
we have something called purple throat but it twists.hmm ver interesting. Could I have yet another misnamed heliconia! ann...
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THis heliconia have purplish stems. It can have up to 15 bracts with all white flowers. It is cultivated in New Caledonia since 10 years. The first person to...
Hi Sherry, Right, this isn't from my farm, it is from a friend on the other side of the planet!!! I guess I had forgotten you are on this group, JJ... I am...
Muchas gracias por el consejo!!! Patricia Argentina Bryan Brunner <brbrunner@...> wrote: Hola Patricia, Sherry es la experta, pero basicamente siembralas...
Hi everyone, I was able to get some shouts from seed of latispatha, two months after sawing. I know that it will take some time before they will flower but has...
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Hello all, Victor Lee sent the attached invitation and provisional registration form for the 2006 Ginger Symposium in Singapore, thinking that many of you...
If anyone is in FarNorthQueensland after the IHS conference (which I think will be in Darwin?) you are welcome to crash in our caravan for a few days! ann...
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Hi Ann, Thanks for the offer. I will keep it in mind. Greetings, Herman...
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Hi group, I've just joined you. I'm currently building a house in the Southern Zone of Costa Rica near Pavones [Punta Banco]. I'm looking for sources for other...
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Hi Dan, You have a pretty good resource for plants, both big and small, in the nurseries in San Isidro (Perez Zeledon) and in Dominical. El Natural in...
Thanks Carla, I've been to the vivero in Dominical. I'll be traveling through San Isidro next week so I'll check them out. Sounds promising. I won't be living...
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Hello Carla Your grip (or stranglehold) on heliconias in Central America is pretty awesome! :) What are some of the heliconias one can find in El Natural and...
Calvin, I'd categorize the selection as pretty good, but not as good as to have danielsiana! It seems like everyone is growing pretty much the same things for...
calvin, where are you? don't feel bad about what the caballeros are growing! just think about what it's like to grow in oz.what we got is pretty much what we...
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Hello All Please can someone name these Heliconias? Thank you Christian Dierberger...
