Beehive Ginger Plant Growing In Vilcabamba, Ecuador Stock Photo

Courtesy Wikipedia: Zingiber spectabile is a species of true ginger, native to Maritime Southeast Asia. It is primarily grown in the West as an ornamental plant, although it has been used in South-East Asia as a medicinal herb. The plant is commonly known in the West by the common name `beehive ginger`, due to its unusual inflorescences which resemble a skep beehive. It is also referred to by the