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Macro Monday 11/23: Ginger Snaps

Written by Jackie D'Elia  |  Published on November 23, 2009

White Butterfly Ginger or simply Ginger Lily (Hedychium coronarium) has been blooming all month after the recent rains. It prefers a more shady location with dappled sunlight and moist soil. I’ve even seen these planted in a bog, along with Taro (Colocasia esculenta). One thing I did not know until doing some research was that the white butterfly ginger is the national flower of Cuba.

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Visit Macro Monday to view some very interesting close ups and if you have some macro shots to share, join in the fun. Macro Monday features closeup shots in the garden from fellow bloggers and are listed on Lisa’s Chaos.

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  1. @nemonen says

    November 23, 2009 at 11:17 am

    I love white flowers, and this Ginger are very pretty.

  2. Randy says

    November 23, 2009 at 12:53 pm

    Love these plants! We used to have some and they crowded themselves out, this fall we were given some new plants and are looking forward to seeing them in the new garden is a higher profile location. Yesterday we visited Duke Gardens and they had 8-10 large patchs of ginger spread about in the 55 acre garden inside Durham, NC. What is with this tiny text? I have to zoom in 3 times to even read it?

  3. Nell Jean says

    November 23, 2009 at 1:48 pm

    This is one of my favorite gingers! I like the way the fragrance wafts across the garden on the breeze.

    I tried potting up some hedychium last year to keep over in the greenhouse. This is one of those that dies back and rests, so it was a pot full of nothing above ground all winter. That might be a trick for gardeners where the corms freeze in colder zones: pot up and keep in a place where it won’t freeze through the winter, ready to go back in the ground when the weather warms.

  4. Joy says

    November 23, 2009 at 11:52 am

    Jackie I have a weakness for white flowers and this one is certainly a beauty ! You took awesome pictures of it girl : )
    I wish I could grow it here in our zone but I can enjoy it in your garden at least !

  5. foto CHIP says

    November 23, 2009 at 4:10 pm

    The most wonderful macro pictures – ginger is my favourite 🙂

  6. John McDevitt says

    November 23, 2009 at 9:58 pm

    Excellent series

  7. Mary Delle says

    November 24, 2009 at 3:51 am

    What a beautiful flower. I know you enjoy the scent in the breeze. Always enjoy your macro shots!!

  8. jay says

    November 24, 2009 at 10:20 am

    Those are beautiful shots – the third one is my favourite! What a pretty flower. I hope it is scented?

  9. ESP says

    November 25, 2009 at 3:07 am

    Hi Jackie.

    What a great looking ginger or is it a lily? Do the blooms have an aroma?
    One of my shell-gingers bloomed earlier this year, quite the surprise! You can see it under the “Looks like…” at the top of my side-bar. The blooms looked just like lychees of all things!

    The blooms on this look very striking, and delicate against what looks like rougher foliage. Do the leaves get crispy on the ends in the summer months?

    Oh yes, I will be on the look out for this one…I am thinking a dappled shade area under my post oak. Now where was that “must-have” folder located, I am always losing it.

    Great macros.
    ESP.

  10. Dave Ingram says

    November 25, 2009 at 4:23 am

    Beautiful flower and beautiful photographs – a lovely series of images. Nicely done!

    Dave

  11. sanddune says

    November 26, 2009 at 1:33 am

    Jackie,
    You are an artist with your camera. Nice. The Ginger is good too.

  12. james says

    November 27, 2009 at 4:37 am

    I love your macro shots, they way you focus on the zooms are really interesting. Its like there is a mysterious secret place to view and to discover.
    Its another world where butterflies, bees & fairies may reside.

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