Torch Ginger

Etlingera elatior

Flower name
Torch Ginger
Scientific name
Etlingera elatior
Aliasタイマツショウガ, Torch ginger, 松明生姜
Place of originEast India-Indonesia　
Place of floweringSubtropical region
Flowering seasonMay, June, July, August, September, October

What is Torch Ginger

Torch Ginger (scientific name: Etlingera elatior) is a large-sized perennial in the family Zingiberaceae native to East India from Indonesia. Out from the side of the root buds, straight growth tip torch spherical flowers bloom. But in what looks like a flower bracts and flowers yellow small ones, between the bracts appear the real.

General name: Torch Ginger, scientific name:Etlingera elatior, aka: Phihippin waxflrower, Origin: East India-Indonesia, grass height: 300-500 cm, leaf length: 100 cm, leaf shape: elongated stem length: 100-200 cm, bract length: cm, inflorescence shape: spherical, inflorescences and bract colour (what looks like a flower): red, pink and white, uses: flowers ornamental in greenhouses, flowers, vegetables, fruits raw food, Seed spices.