Introduction of ginger flower

Ginger flower is a very common plant in the south or southwest of China. Its flowers are white and beautiful, like butterflies. There are butterfly ginger, white iris, butterfly lily, fragrant snowflake and many other laudatory names. And there are wild ginger flowers, white ginger flowers and other elegant and popular names.

Ginger flowers are beautiful in shape, flying like butterflies when in full bloom, fragrant and pleasant, and have high ornamental value; Ginger flower has a strong aroma, which has the effects of relieving tension, eliminating fatigue and refreshing the brain. The rhizome and fruit of ginger have the effects of expelling wind and cold, warming channels and relieving pain, and have the functions of relieving pain, resisting inflammation and protecting liver.

This treasure-covered plant is native to tropical regions from China, Indian, Vietnamese, Malaysian to Australian, and has been widely introduced and planted in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. It is the national flower of Cuba and Nicaragua.

Many people don't know its origin, thinking that ginger flower is the flower of edible ginger (ginger). Actually, they are not. Although they are all zingiberaceae plants, they belong to different genera.

Ginger plants are clustered, with a height of 1-2 m, rhizomes and pseudostems standing upright; Leaves arranged in two rows, lanceolate, sessile, with obvious membranous ligule. Ginger plants are relatively short, generally only 40-70 cm.