Tropicals & Tender Perennials: blue ginger, 1 by bwilliams

bwilliams wrote:
I love this plant. Though they call it a blue ginger its actually not a ginger at all. Its actually related to the wondering Jew family of plants called Commelinaceae the scientific name is Dichorisandra Thyrsiflora from Brazil. When the plants are young the leaves will have silver markings. I about had a cow when I first saw this. Unfortunatly the silver markings fade to green as it matures. here is a pic of one of mine a few years back. This is juvinal form.