The Beautiful World of Ginger Blooms

If you are someone who loves shopping for tropical flower arrangements perhaps you have seen various mixes of colorful tropical flowers such as anthuriums, heliconias, and gingers.  Anthurium varieties may include pastels, orange, and reds.  Rostrata, Caribea, and Yellow Bird are sample heliconias that are mostly used in flower arrangements.  But in this short post we will give you an overview of the various ginger varieties used in many flower arrangements.  We will take you to a tour that will introduce you to the world of gingers beyond the so-called red torch, beehive, or shell varieties.

First on our list are those “shell” gingers.  These are Alpinias and are called as shell gingers because of their seashell-shaped flowers.  Those lovely spirals or “spiral” gingers are called Costus. Costus have flower petals that open from a cone which is situated at the terminus of the stem.  Gingers that carry a mysterious effect are the “hidden” gingers.  They are called as such because their colorful flowers are hidden among their large foliage.  Although Dichorisandra is a not a true ginger, it is still called a ginger  because of its upright clusters of deep violet-blue flowers that are very similar to those produced by true-blooded gingers. Have you seen those flowers that look like ballerinas?  Those are Globbas.  The showiest among the gingers are the “butterfly” gingers or the Hedychiums.  Kaempferias or the “peacock” gingers are usually used in lower level arrangements since they are low growing decoratively-patterned plants.

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