It might also be a ginger flower. Bromeliads have spiky leaves — pineapples are bromeliads. Ginger plants have softer leaves, oblong. The root is the part we eat (though not from this ginger. edible ginger has tiny flowers, so all the punch is in the roots). If you have leaves from this plant, you’ll be able to tell. There are several of these plants at the Hawaii Tropical Botanical Gardens on the Big Island. These plants are *not* native to Hawaii, and I can’t remember where they come from.
Interesting. It could well be a ginger flower, although this one is flattened. It’s the right color though! I’ll may just have to make a trip to the Big Island to confirm.
June 21st, 2010 at 11:17 am
Hey Suz! I am pretty sure that is some sort of Bromeliad. Could be wrong…
June 21st, 2010 at 12:34 pm
Some sort of Bromeliad. I like the sound of that, Miss SerraLilly.
June 21st, 2010 at 1:07 pm
It might also be a ginger flower. Bromeliads have spiky leaves — pineapples are bromeliads. Ginger plants have softer leaves, oblong. The root is the part we eat (though not from this ginger. edible ginger has tiny flowers, so all the punch is in the roots). If you have leaves from this plant, you’ll be able to tell. There are several of these plants at the Hawaii Tropical Botanical Gardens on the Big Island. These plants are *not* native to Hawaii, and I can’t remember where they come from.
June 21st, 2010 at 1:12 pm
Interesting. It could well be a ginger flower, although this one is flattened. It’s the right color though! I’ll may just have to make a trip to the Big Island to confirm.
June 21st, 2010 at 11:35 pm
Yes, they do grow flattened…
June 22nd, 2010 at 12:19 pm
Y’know…this could make for a great game show. Plus, it would revive interest in Latin.