Botany Photo of the Day will have brief written entries on weekends, holidays and my vacations from April through September. – Daniel
Thank you to lorax @ UBC Botanical Garden Forums of Ecuador for submitting today's photograph (original. Much appreciated!
Cal's Plant of the Week featured shell ginger several years ago. Native to eastern Asia, it is one of the species in which the leaves are used in the wrapping of zongzi (Chinese rice dumplings).
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Wow! This photo brought back memories of growing up here in Hawai`i...we call this shell ginger, and black bumblebees have a strong predeliction for it and its slightly spicy aroma...beautiful!
Alpinia zerumbet - Z10 - RHS Index of Garden Plants, Griffiths
Alpinia zerumbet - min 7 degrees C/45 degrees F -
A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, Brickell, Cole, Zuk
Alpinia, al-pin-e-a; after P. Alpinus, an Italian botanist. Tropical herbaceous perennials. Plant Names Simplified, Johnson and Smith