10 September 2012

Blue Ginger

On humdrum weekends in the midst of the monsoon season, when it's just about to be almost dragging to consider going back to the city earlier than planned, the gardens will almost always not fail to entice even the most jaded enthusiast with a new discovery. And last weekend was no exception: it can be tiring to sort bromeliads weekend in and weekend out, and you can only be so thrilled by flowering orchids in a season.

But as I walked past the propagation area to check on pots to bring to Manila, an unusual color jumped out of the green-ness of the landscape: a bluish purple that is unlike any other. This is the first time this Blue Ginger (Dichorisandra thyrsiflora) bloomed since we got a specimen from Baguio eighteen months ago. Initially, I was apprehensive it was too hot in my area for it to flower, but to my surprise and delight, a new color is added in our garden :)

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2 comments:

  1. asunSeptember 16, 2012 at 4:43 PM

    Alex, that is so lovely. I have red ginger in my garden. Never knew they had it in blue. Save me some when it multiplies.

    Asun

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  2. UnknownSeptember 17, 2012 at 7:29 PM

    Surely! It will look good on a vase when you serve blue adobo :) Now what I failed to mention is that it's not a true ginger but just a common/familiar name; it's actually related to spiderworts.

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