I just came back from the plant market and got a rhizome of this ginger what is the scientific name for it ? Martin ChiangMai Northern Thailand...
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Hi Martin, That is Alpinia zerumbet, the shell ginger. Bryan CMFORUM <cmforum@...> wrote: I just came back from the plant market and got a rhizome of...
Hi Bryan it seems that ther are many zerumbet ? I have some other ginger in my garden wich are belived where zerumbet also with small flower and green leaves...
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Hi Martin, There is a variegated Alpinia zerumbet, but there is also a Zingiber zerumbet, which is smaller than the alpinias and has a red cone-like...
Hi Group, Does anyone know if ants can kill a clump of heliconia? I have two different heliconias planted close to each other. One has completely died and...
Hi Ann, The ants probably weren't directly responsible, but they do farm mealybugs, which suck plant sap and weaken the plant. It can be a real problem in...
Hi, Bryan, I think i can agreed with you on your described scenario, recently i discover one clump of my heliconia is dying due to the same probelms (fire ant...
Thanks everyone for the replies. I dug up the rhizomes already, but didn't find any live ants. They were fire ants and my helper had already sprayed them....
Hi Ann, It is miserable but we pretty much leave them alone in the field. In pots we do try to control them because we don't want to give them to customers....
Right, with insecticide you kill both at the same time. I have seen fire ants attack watermelon seedlings when it is hot and dry, so maybe they attack...
I have no problem with ants. I see them everytime in my heliconias. We, in Puerto Rico, call them "abellardes". And they sting like hell. I have seen huge ant...
Hola Hector, I agree that the ants themselves are probably not a problem, but the mealybugs can be a problem. It could be that they attack plants that are...
I totally agree. Bryan has a very interesting point. It might not be the ants at all, but other differrent kinds of insects which are attacking the roots. I've...
Hola Hector , Here ants dont seem to be a problem ...but I do have a problem with spider mite ( I think it is ) on some baby seedlings. Can you explain how...
Another trick: But, for those who insist on doing something, a safe alternative would be to hose down the ant colony (you can disrupt it, if you dare) with...
Definitely that is a good non toxic alternative to chemicals. Soap breaks down the surface tension on insects' bodies, filling their spiracles (breathing...
Dear Luc: I have had many heliconia inflorescences damaged with deep, visible, round, rat bites. Apparently, they like to suck on the juicy "sugary" flower and...
Hi all...just wanted to add...I have trouble with ants farming hard brown scale insects on my Heliconias...also I haven't had problems with the ants building...
Hola Hector , No not confusing at all , thank you , it's nice to read how other people are handling their plants. It looks like I may have a polination...
Hi Luc, I'm not sure if you are having a pollination problem or if birds/rats are eating the fruits before you see them? I see very few fruits too, but Sherry...
Hola Bryan , No it's not that , a few months ago I collected a lot of seeds of Sexy Pink , all nice and fat , now that i want to get seeds together of the...
Luc, Sometimes poor seed production is a characteristic of a species, or of environmental factors at work on a species. If only H. mooreana does not finish...
Hi Luc, Ok, I probably agree with Carla that water is not the problem, unless they are totally drought stressed. Maybe you are right that they aren't getting...
Hola Bryan and Carla , The only thing I can think of is that they are having their feet wet all the time in their natural environment , wich is the same area...
Peake-a-boo! For Derry florist Sharon Peaker, this week was all about flower power. Sharon, who's based at Ness Garden Centre on the outskirts of the city, has...
Bryan: WOW!!! Excellent posting. Very impressive flower. What is the difference between this "Royal Green Heliconia" in particular and the "regular" Traveler's...
Isn't that rather a Phenakospermum flower ? Alexandre ... From: Hector Mendez Caratini To: lobsterclaw@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2008 5:28 PM ...
