Hedychium Hardiness

I have an orange Hedychium (not sure of the species) which I have been growing in a pot for the past few years.

Finally planted it out this summer, and it is doing much better in the ground.

Can I leave it outdoors over the winter?
Should I cover the rhizome area with fleece??

 

Assam Orange perhaps?

I think Gingers will, generally, survive outside if mulched (some more hardy than others) but the biggest problem is that the majority flower very late and its a race against the first frost. Gingers left out come into growth later, of course, and as a consequence flower later.

I'm looking to keep all mine IN until JULY next year, to trying to bring forward their flower even more. Several of mine have not flowered until November this year, and in another year that might well have been after first frost.

That said, the stems can be cut for a vase in the house, if frost threatens (cut all my remaining flowers last weekend before the cold arrives tomorrow) ... but that's not quite the same as enjoying them in the garden

 

An Orange one?
Not really nailing it down much .

If its something along the lines of "Assam Orange"which I believe is very close to H densiflorum species then I would say its hardy, mine survives even with the tops of the rhizome showing above ground.
It could be H "tara" bigger flower and probably not as hardy.

I dont think fleece will do much in the way of stopping winter frost penetration, a good mulch of straw or compost would be better.

 

Agreed about mulching! Treat ginger lilies the same as dahlias and cannas. Even bending the old, dried leaves over the rhizomes helps protect against frost.
After years of growing them (coronarium, 'Elisabeth', 'Pink Flame' and 'Stephen') in pots in a warmish conservatory, and rarely getting flowers, I'd agree that they do much better in the ground. They start flowering in September here, and the winters are far from warm.

 

I got it from a garden centre. Bare root from Holland I would imagine.
No name on the packaging. Is said "Hardy Ginger" and had a photo of an orange flower.

Ok, I think I will definately give it some sort of protection.

 

The only one that you'd need to coddle, Sirius, is Hedychium gardnerianum. It has the longest, most beautiful flower spike but it certainly isn't the easiest to grow.

 

I was raking the leaves off the lawn on the weekend.
So I heaped a pile of them 2 or 3 inches high all around the Hedychium. And then I put a thin layer of soil to weigh the leaves down so they don't blow away in the wind.

 

This is my hedychium spicatum in the un heated GH today
Pot been wrapped in bubble wrap since end of November nothing else
Planning on getting it in the ground this year, should I keep the leaves on it or trim off ?

 

The Hed I kept in the garage is looking relatively ok.
Even the experimental one I left in the garden has some green foliage still. I guess it's due to the mild winter we have had.