Daily Archives: October 14, 2007

Gingers Galore by Clarins!

I walked into Paragon yesterday evening and was pleasantly surprised by the plant and flower display put up by Clarins! I found out from the salesperson present at the booth that this stunning display was the work of the National Parks Board. I reckon it may be the work of the Singapore Botanic Gardens specifically.

I confess I cannot identify all the plants shown on the pictures, so if anyone knows the names, do give a comment! Thanks in advance! :)

It was somewhat similar to the one they showcased in the inaugural Singapore Garden Festival last year. The display theme’s was wholly tropical and featured plants from the plant order Zingiberales, which consists of bananas, heliconias and gingers. 

Enjoy the pictures!

Red torch gingers (Etlingera elatior) with Costus amazonicus, mini tree fern (Blechnum gibbum) and leaves from Licuala spinosa.

Another corner with the white torch ginger, white and green flowered curcumas.

Another angle of the same display.

Green and white curcumas.

A row of white globbas.

More curcumas, now with orange-coloured bracts.

Pink coloured flowers of a Curcuma cultivar.

Some green and globe-shaped inflorescences of Costus dubius nested amongst the pink coloured curcumas.

Common but still beautiful inflorescences of Alpina purpurata. There are also pink ones on display somewhere.

Somewhat fading inflorescences of Calathea crotalifera.


Georgeous and very durable inflorescences of the Indonesian Wax Ginger (Tapeinochilus ananassae).

 

Yellow flowers of Costus barbatus sticking out of the orangey bracts.

Lipstick-shaped inflorescences of Costus woodsonii.

Flaming torches! Flowers of the ornamental banana, Musa uranoscopus.

Last but not least, the pendulous inflorescences of the all time favourite, Heliconia chartacea ‘Sexy Pink’.