Now that the pre monsoon breezes are blowing, the gingers in my garden have got a hint of the comming rains, and have started putting out their unusual flowers. The Spiral Ginger, Costus igneus has a shell like flower in fire colours, befitting its name.
The Butterfly Ginger Hedichium has delicate white flowers whose perfume fills my garden.
This is a native ginger with huge round leaves and delicalte, butterfly like flowers. It is delicately scented. It is called 'Nela sampige' meaning Bloom of the Earth. The plant comes to life in summer and goes to sleep in winter. It is a cousin of the Resurrection Plant, and is prized for its medicinal uses.
Flowers of the Red Ginger are very attractive and last for a long time.
This is the orchid like flower of the ginger Rasna, Alpinia galanga, which is used in South East Asian cooking.My thanks to the team of Today's Flowers for hosting the meme.
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