Very Nice, Rathin... *Its a torch ginger called Etlinger elatior* a good herbal medicine for liver protection has been reported... I love these flowers Originally I saw them in a malayasian friend's garden... wiki essay will perhaps tell about site of origin etc
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etlingera_elatior in europe a yellow flowering banana Musella lasiocarpa is also grown as an exotic ... You have access to very nice plants... I must and congratulations *ARE YOU GROWING THESE IN YOUR GARDENS?* Usha di On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 9:56 AM, Rathinasabapathy Bhuvaragasamy < brspa...@gmail.com> wrote: > Pl. find the attached file contain *Heliconia* photos for sp. > confirmation. > > Location: Pollachi > Date: April,2012 > > Habitat: Garden > Habit: Shurb > > -- > B. Rathinasabapathy > Project Co-ordinator > Nilgiri Biosphere Nature Park > 1388, Avinashi Road > Peelamedu > Coimbatore-641004 > > <http://mail.google.com/subscribe.mhtml> > > > > -- Usha di ===========