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Hardiness: USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F) USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F) USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F) USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)
my pinecone ginger is in full shade and requires absolutely no care. the plants double each year,so be careful where you plant it. It is a very pretty plant.The cone looks solid, but when you squeeze it, it is very soft and the "shampoo" oozes out of it.Lots of luck with yours
Dave.
On Jul 29, 2006, fordford from Mount Pleasant, SC wrote:
I have this plant in my back yard. It gets some shade but lots of sun. I transplanted it from my parents in Florida and it took it about 2 years to establish and bloom. Last year I had 2 blooms this year 8 or 9 so far.
On Apr 25, 2005, Kameha from Kissimmee, FL (Zone 9b) wrote:
Mine are planted along the house in part sun. I think the more shade the better they prefer. I pretty much neglect them and they grow beautifully. They can tolerate flooding and mine bloomed last fall. I never knew they could be used as a shampoo alternative but I'll be sure to try that when they bloom again! Thanks!
On Jul 21, 2004, foodiesleuth from Honomu, HI (Zone 11) wrote:
We have had a lot of success with this plant. The only thing is....plant it away from other things and where you don't mind it taking over as it will spread to a much larger patch than anticipated.
The locals taught us how to use it as an alternate shampoo cleanser. Cut the bulb part or bloom head off and sort of squish it on your head as you lather up. Leaves your hair clean, shinny and silky looking.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Anniston, Alabama Midland City, Alabama Mobile, Alabama Bartow, Florida (2 reports) Bradenton, Florida Brooksville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida Floral City, Florida Havana, Florida Homosassa, Florida Hudson, Florida Inverness, Florida (2 reports) Jacksonville, Florida (2 reports) Keystone Heights, Florida Kissimmee, Florida Lakeland, Florida Leesburg, Florida Lithia, Florida Longwood, Florida Lutz, Florida (2 reports) Macclenny, Florida Milton, Florida Orlando, Florida (2 reports) Pensacola, Florida (4 reports) Plant City, Florida Pompano Beach, Florida Saint Petersburg, Florida Sanford, Florida Sarasota, Florida (2 reports) Sebring, Florida Spring Hill, Florida Tallahassee, Florida Tampa, Florida (2 reports) Winter Haven, Florida Zephyrhills, Florida Albany, Georgia Dallas, Georgia Honomu, Hawaii Coushatta, Louisiana Denham Springs, Louisiana Gonzales, Louisiana Marrero, Louisiana Slidell, Louisiana Thibodaux, Louisiana Saucier, Mississippi Elizabeth City, North Carolina Vieques, Puerto Rico Beaufort, South Carolina Mount Pleasant, South Carolina Austin, Texas Desoto, Texas Friendswood, Texas Houston, Texas San Marcos, Texas
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