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Torch ginger
14 September 2026
Etlingera elatior
92% certain
- Family
- Zingiberaceae
- Origin
- Indonesia and Malaysia
- Bloom season
- Warm months
- Colors
- red, pink
- Habitat
- Wet tropical gardens and cut-flower farms
- Symbolism
- A beacon, and a feast-day bloom
A waxy, pine-cone torch that rises on its own stalk from the ground, apart from the leafy canes.
Care. Grow in rich, wet soil with heat and part shade; it wants to be a clump, not a pot.
A note. In Southeast Asia the buds are eaten in salads and curries as well as used in the vase.
Or perhaps
- Ixora — 42%
- Bromeliad — 26%
Notes on the photograph
Copied from the marks left by the camera.
- Captured
- Sep 14, 2026, 5:03 PM
- Camera
- Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
- Lens
- iPhone 14 Pro Max back triple camera 2.22mm f/2.2
- Focal length
- 2.2mm
- Aperture
- f/2.2
- Shutter
- 1/99s
- ISO
- 100
- Dimensions
- 4032 × 3024
Where it was found
The place is taken from the photograph's own memory, if any.
23.6392° S, 46.6267° W
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