sultry_jasmine_nights
01-11-2014, 10:40 AM
Who else loves these banana relatives? Most of my gingers are dormant now but I am posting some pics from earlier this summer/fall. I would love to see everyone else's as well :)
Globba winitii aka pink dancing ladies
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Globba Blue Hawaii
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Globba White Dragon
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Globba Sangria (this one has red streaked foliage underneath)
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Close up of the true globba flower. Reminds me of a little scorpion lol.
The pollen is underneath the 'scorpion's' tail.
<a href="http://s18.photobucket.com/user/sultry_jasmine_nights/media/Gingers/Gingerflower.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/sultry_jasmine_nights/Gingers/Gingerflower.jpg" border="0" alt="Globba flower close up photo Gingerflower.jpg"/></a>
Kaempheria Grande aka peacock ginger
The flowers emerge first in spring
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Then the Foliage
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Globba winitii aka pink dancing ladies
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Globba Blue Hawaii
<a href="http://s18.photobucket.com/user/sultry_jasmine_nights/media/Gingers/BlueHawaiigingerglobba_zps22c01fa3.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/sultry_jasmine_nights/Gingers/BlueHawaiigingerglobba_zps22c01fa3.jpg" border="0" alt="Blue Hawaii Globba photo BlueHawaiigingerglobba_zps22c01fa3.jpg"/></a>
<a href="http://s18.photobucket.com/user/sultry_jasmine_nights/media/Gingers/GlobbaBlueHawaii_zps9fa426f1.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/sultry_jasmine_nights/Gingers/GlobbaBlueHawaii_zps9fa426f1.jpg" border="0" alt="Blue Hawaii Globba ginger photo GlobbaBlueHawaii_zps9fa426f1.jpg"/></a>
Globba White Dragon
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Globba Sangria (this one has red streaked foliage underneath)
<a href="http://s18.photobucket.com/user/sultry_jasmine_nights/media/Gingers/sangria_zpsf085b5b8.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/sultry_jasmine_nights/Gingers/sangria_zpsf085b5b8.jpg" border="0" alt="Sangria globba photo sangria_zpsf085b5b8.jpg"/></a>
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Close up of the true globba flower. Reminds me of a little scorpion lol.
The pollen is underneath the 'scorpion's' tail.
<a href="http://s18.photobucket.com/user/sultry_jasmine_nights/media/Gingers/Gingerflower.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/sultry_jasmine_nights/Gingers/Gingerflower.jpg" border="0" alt="Globba flower close up photo Gingerflower.jpg"/></a>
Kaempheria Grande aka peacock ginger
The flowers emerge first in spring
<a href="http://s18.photobucket.com/user/sultry_jasmine_nights/media/Gingers/100_4501.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/sultry_jasmine_nights/Gingers/100_4501.jpg" border="0" alt="Kaemferia Grande flowers photo 100_4501.jpg"/></a>
Then the Foliage
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