Daily Botanical: Torch Ginger Flower
I’ve seen torch ginger (Etlingera elatior) flowers in floral shops and thought they were interesting, but it’s quite another thing to see the waxy flowers in amongst the massive leaves and stalks of a 20 foot plant. As our friend David pointed out, It’s amazing how much plant it takes to support the flowers.
January 25th, 2010 at 12:39 pm
Beautiful. I’m curious how big the flowers are, relative to the 20′ plant?
January 25th, 2010 at 12:57 pm
Beautiful plant! I’ll have to look it up and see if it’s hardy in my area.
January 25th, 2010 at 12:57 pm
They’re about the size of a hand with stems that are maybe a foot or 2 tall.