Tropical Zone Gardening: Visting Hawaii - general information thread , 1 by lourspolaire

lourspolaire wrote:
Aloha, everyone.

My morning starts with a BANG!!! I am aghast, nay... flabergasted. I am running out of words, a rare occurence for me. That plant pictured above has been on my "Absolutely must have come he// or high water" list since I first saw it at Hawai'i Tropical Botanical Gardens in Papaiku on the Big Island. It is etlingera venusta: malay rose ginger, a.k.a. porcelain ginger, etc. I include a picture I took then. I have been dreaming about that plant for over 3 years. I do not know anyone who has it.

Please, please if anyone has it, or if you know someone who knows someone who has it, I need a tuber or two of that one. I will pay, no problem. All I could find were seeds on the internet from sellers with dubious reputations (at best). I freely admit to being notoriously useless with seeds, specially the expensive ones. I learned my lesson about internet seeds when I purchased bird of paradise seeds and received datura seeds. So, I ask again: I want that ginger badly. It calls my name at night. Please D-mail me if you have it.

Mahalo nui loa.
Pu'ole, a.k.a. Sylvain.