Zingiber spectabile

Botanical Description

Zingiber spectabile is a herbaceous, perennial plant producing clumps of erect, unbranched, leafy stems that arise from a fleshy, creeping rhizome. The stems can be up to 3 metres tall[ 302 Title Tropical Ornamentals; A Guide Publication Author Whistler. W. Arthur. Publisher Timber Press Inc. Oregon. Year 2000 ISBN 0-88192-448-2 Description An excellent little guide to some of the more commonly cultivated ornamental plants of the Tropics, often giving some information on the plants other uses. ]. The plant is sometimes used locally as a flavouring in food. It is widely grown as an ornamental, valued especially for its attractive floral display.