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.
Beautiful. I’m curious how big the flowers are, relative to the 20′ plant?
Beautiful plant! I’ll have to look it up and see if it’s hardy in my area.
They’re about the size of a hand with stems that are maybe a foot or 2 tall.