Zingiberaceae: flowers of the family
6 flowers on Phool that belong to the family Zingiberaceae.
White garland-lilyHedychium coronarium
Tall, fragrant white flowers from the ginger family, grown and loved across continents
🇮🇳 India and 7 more · Wildflower
Beehive gingerZingiber spectabile
A Southeast Asian ginger with beehive-shaped flower heads
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 1 more · Wildflower
Red gingerAlpinia purpurata
A tropical plant with vivid red bracts often used in bouquets and ceremonies
🇼🇸 Samoa and 7 more · Wildflower
Torch gingerEtlingera elatior
A tall Southeast Asian plant with large pink flower heads and edible buds
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 4 more · Wildflower
Curcuma
A group of ginger relatives with edible rhizomes, including turmeric
🇮🇳 India and 3 more · Herb or useful flower
Siam TulipCurcuma alismatifolia
A tropical perennial with tulip-like blooms from Southeast Asia
🇹🇭 Thailand and 2 more · Wildflower
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- White garland-lily: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, source
- Beehive ginger: Craig Franklin, CC BY-SA 3.0 au, source
- Red ginger: Octave Fargier, CC BY 2.0, source
- Torch ginger: David Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Curcuma: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, source
- Siam Tulip: Yakuzakorat, CC BY-SA 3.0, source