Yawning. Alpinia galanga, Laos or Siamese Ginger, Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
The Alpinia family - a kind of Ginger also known as the spice Laos - is large and I've posted about it before. I'm not sure how to distinguish the various kinds that often to a layman look very much alike. But Botanical Gardens do a good job of labeling so I suppose this one is correct, too.
The flowers are quite small and a delight to for example Orange Longwings. This particular stalked plant is in the Butterfly House at the Hortus; today, though, no hosting of Butterflies...
Yawning. Alpinia galanga, Laos or Siamese Ginger, Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
The Alpinia family - a kind of Ginger also known as the spice Laos - is large and I've posted about it before. I'm not sure how to distinguish the various kinds that often to a layman look very much alike. But Botanical Gardens do a good job of labeling so I suppose this one is correct, too.
The flowers are quite small and a delight to for example Orange Longwings. This particular stalked plant is in the Butterfly House at the Hortus; today, though, no hosting of Butterflies...