Etlingera elatior
Early Spring 2020
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Mid Autumn 2019
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justinkhoo
The rainy weather has been kind to the Torch Gingers | Penang Island

kez001uk
Beautiful flowers 😍 do they smell gingery?

justinkhoo
@kez001uk unfortunately they don’t have much of a scent to them.

kez001uk
@justinkhoo good thing they’re so pretty then 😛
Late Summer 2019
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justinkhoo
One of the garden staples, Etlingera elatior. While these blooms come up to about waist/chest height, the leaves can grow to 15 feet tall! We use the flower buds in our local cuisine as they have a distinctive fragrance | Penang Island

sharonhayden
Fascinating
Here’s to more flower buds to harvest | Penang Island
Oh wow 😍 how beautiful 💕 and plenty more to come 😋
Pls share how to get them flowering. Mine is two years old - big huge leaves but never flowered before. Thx