Kaempferias "Top Hat". I just found the strange looking thing. I think I bought it because it was so strange.
Here's a stange bird..um, I mean peacock
here's another shot of the same plant
That is very different and I love it! I wish anywhere around here sold gingers, but I'd never seen a kaempferia until a person I trade with from overseas had sent one to me.
I wonder if that one has more of a pattern on the leaves earlier in the season
Well I don't know since I just purchased it. My nursery friend only picked up two for her from her grower. I got one for a friend and one for myself. They were not cheap. But I figured I would stick this in the ground then next year I will have more. The new leaves if you can manage to see them growing under and through older leaves are all green also.
very, very cool, I bet they weren't cheap..lol
I will trade you an India Blue peacocock that is split to Bronze for one of yours.
Now Ken, just where is Daisy gonna keep a live peacock bird at???..LOL....