Spiral Ginger (Costus)

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Considering the wide breadth of plant photos I took through our month in the Caribbean, it comes as a surprise how often I keep reaching for images of ginger family plants to show here. Perhaps it is because there are just so many more than I ever imagined, or perhaps because the remainder of he winter has been gray and these flowers are bold and BRIGHT. Whatever the reason, here’s another one.

The spiral growth pattern of this one is unique and I believe we saw a variegated version of it as well, but try as I might, I was unable to find a photo in my files. Meanwhile, I only have about 30 more rolls of film to develop (about 360 images) from that trip alone! There is also a bag of film with rolls dating back to last August.

I suppose it could be in there somewhere.

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Giant Granadilla Flower

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One of these days I will sit down and put together a longer post about the giant granadilla (Passiflora quadrangularis), a passionfruit that is as large as a small melon! We were treated to one on our first night in St. Lucia and I have been thinking about it ever since and pondering when i will get a chance to taste one again.

This is a Polaroid I took of one of the flowers the morning it opened on the vine. We had the good fortunate of staying on an organic farm in St. Lucia (that’s another story) and were able to get up close and experience all sorts of wonderful edibles, but the giant granadilla was probably my favourite, and certainly the most exotic.

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