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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)
Super duper easy to grow. And once established from one corm that looks and tastes just like the ones in the stores, it will spread. Any part of a corm with roots will start a new plant. Great in oak hammocks and rough areas that defy mowing or get bush whacked just once a year.
Here in central Florida the new leaves erupt in late April and reach full height by June. The "pinecones" emerge as green nubs in July and grow to size by September. As they start to turn red, small, yellow blooms appear. A gentle squeeze on a cone will coat your hand with a delightfully scented ginger aroma that evaporates cleanly and leaves no after scent. The plant dies off to the ground in December allowing you to mow, rake, and plant winter flowers in their place.
On Oct 29, 2010, smurfwv from Cabin Creek, WV (Zone 6a) wrote:
I just recently bought this plant, the roots must be babies as they are as big as my little finger, can someone tell me when shampoo ginger will bloom? I have the butterfly ginger and it bloomed the 2nd year from a baby rhizome.
On Sep 4, 2010, forgottenfl from Crawfordville, FL wrote:
This plant is an absolute dream. We live in a hardwood hammock environment and it weathers everything! It is planted in various areas to include foundation (receiving wettings from the roof) and also out on the property. It does well whereever I plant it and I love it. I'll have to try it out as shampoo, I knew of "shampoo ginger" but I didn't think "mine" was one in the same. I can def. see that now because when I gather the remains of the red pinecones in late fall/early winter the blooms seem sudsy.
On Jun 17, 2010, PammiePi from Green Cove Springs, FL wrote:
One of my favorite gingers, I grow it with other gingers near the spring in my backyard where they get filtered sunlight. Because the ground is moist, it does great. Also had success growing it in drier parts of the yard, but like many gingers, it does well with moist feet. The 'Pinecones' it produces can be squeezed to produce a liquid which makes great hand lotion.
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:
, Blue Mountain, Alabama Midland City, Alabama Mobile, Alabama (2 reports) Asbury Lake, Florida Bartow, Florida (2 reports) Bradenton, Florida Brent, Florida Campbell, Florida Cheval, Florida Coral Springs, Florida Crawfordville, Florida Fish Hawk, Florida Floral City, Florida Fruitville, Florida Greater Carrollwood, Florida Hampton, Florida Havana, Florida Homosassa, Florida Hudson, Florida Inverness, Florida (3 reports) Jacksonville, Florida (4 reports) Jan Phyl Village, Florida Keystone Heights, Florida Lakeland Highlands, Florida Leesburg, Florida Longwood, Florida Lutz, Florida Macclenny, Florida Masaryktown, Florida Meadow Woods, Florida Niceville, Florida North Port, Florida North Sarasota, Florida Oxford, Florida Palm Shores, Florida Pebble Creek, Florida Pensacola, Florida (3 reports) Pine Hills, Florida Plant City, Florida Rockledge, Florida Sanford, Florida Sebring, Florida South Daytona, Florida Spring Hill, Florida St Petersburg, Florida Tallahassee, Florida Trenton, Florida Whitfield, Florida Winter Park, Florida Zephyrhills, Florida (2 reports) Albany, Georgia Dallas, Georgia Leesburg, Georgia Thomasville, Georgia Honomu, Hawaii Chackbay, Louisiana Coushatta, Louisiana Covington, Louisiana Denham Springs, Louisiana Estelle, Louisiana Gonzales, Louisiana Slidell, Louisiana Madison, Mississippi Saucier, Mississippi St John, Mississippi Elizabeth City, North Carolina Vieques, Puerto Rico Burton, South Carolina Mount Pleasant, South Carolina Austin, Texas Baytown, Texas Desoto, Texas Friendswood, Texas Houston, Texas Redwood, Texas
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