I've only recently discovered this Ginger, tucked away at the very bottom of the garden. It's a Hedychiums or a' Butterfly Ginger' ( being botanically ignorant, I had to google it).
At the moment it is in full bloom which means every couple of days I get a beautiful buttery yellow bouquet for the house...
The flowers are also exceptionally fragrant, with a perfume very similar to jasmine.
In fact the scent is so lovely, I was actually thinking of saving a couple of bunches and trying my hand at making a perfume... I know what you're probably thinking, that sounds like an absolutely disastrous idea... However, I've found a couple of recipes on the web that seem surprisingly straightforward, so I think it's definitely worth a try. Watch this space...
Gorgeous Elle .. we have native Buderim ginger plants popping up everywhere in the garden lately. They have a red flower, so I may need to get a seedling of this beautiful cream one next time I come to visit x o x o
ReplyDeleteGInger's are beautiful aren't they. I love red too, let's do a swap... Speaking of red.., have you seen today's post? :) xx
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