Spring is the time when many gingers start flowering or emerge from underground dormancy. The flowers of all torch gingers grow on a separate stalk from the tall, arching leaves. Twenty accessions, four wild-collected, have come to Waimea since The most well-known species is Etlingera elatior of which we have at least five forms. Other pink torches in the Valley will make a ring of red flowers atop the pink head. One uncommon red torch has extremely narrow white edges to all the petals.

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