I had been eyeing my growing crop of Shell Ginger all week to use in my Monday vase. My hopes were dashed on Saturday night when we had a tremendous thunderstorm. Gusty winds and the downpour beat up most of the Gingers, so I had only two flowers left! The rain event left me looking for floral stand-ins. Surprisingly, the more delicate green seedheads (further away from the edge of the roof) survived intact.
The close up:
The pink flowers are Shell Ginger (Alpinia zerumbet); delicate seedheads are from the Lotusleaf Begonia (Begonia nelumbifolia), maybe I should say delicate looking seed heads – the stems are at least a half inch in diameter that hold these three or four feet tall flowers aloft. Small white flowers are from Asparagus Fern (Asparagus aethiopicus) the common houseplant, I did not know flowered. In the background, another common houseplant, Boston Fern (Nephrolepsis exaltata). Both ferns grow wild in my garden.
Another view:
It’s late Sunday afternoon as I am finishing this blog post. The skies have clouded over again and I can hear thunder in the distance. I am also thinking about dinner, specifically leftovers!
Thanks to Cathy at www.ramblinginthegarden.wordpress.com for hosting this weekly event. Follow the link to see more vases.
Happy Gardening!!
The Shrub Queen 
The green seedheads are certainly vase-worthy. Beautiful display. Hope the weather calms down for you. We enjoyed our way through leftovers this weekend.
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Thanks, Susie. we have had a much milder Monday.
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Those are very nice leftovers. I really wonder about living in the sunny south. I have never faced such severe weather as we have here. Luckily, you didn’t have tornados.
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Same here, although we probably would not enjoy winter at this point.
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The ginger is interesting – the shiny pink and white buds (?) look like they are made of porcelain. The yellow flowers with red veins are a surprising contrast.
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It is an interesting flower, that is the flower.
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Asparagus, after bloom, produces small red berries, which are toxic. That is how they get into weird places, such as the canopies of palm trees.
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I see the berries, but for some reason have never noticed the flowers. Thanks for reminding me about the toxicity.
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Toxicity is only a problem if they get eaten.
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I have this greyhound that eats berries and bees, I carefully got rid of the berries.
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I thought of that just after sending that previous comment. oops.
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Not an oops, this dog ate Sabal Palm berries til I had to take her to the vet. It was ugly. I keep an eye on her and berries now.
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Oh, the fruit clusters would need to be pruned out. We do that with queen palms to eliminate the mess before it falls. It is a hassle if you can not reach the fruit.
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That’s a useful looking vase – and is it actually green glass, or is that an illusion? I always like seeing your shell ginger, but what a shame about the thunderstorms although I guess you were pleased to have some rain. Love those seedheads too
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It’s a very dark grey green.. and you are right.. useful.
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Too bad about the storm ruining your shell gingers. The arrangement looks a bit like a woman with dangly earrings, her curls are the begonia seed heads!
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Love the earrings concept. Eliza I like things in threes and there were two?
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One must make the best of it!
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I appreciate the delicate blooms of the Asparagus in concept but, in the belief they help the rampant spreader move from place to place, I generally purge them on sight. I’m glad you got some rain at last, although I’m sorry it came in one powerful blast.
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I also had no idea ferns flower. Amazing. The shell ginger flowers look waxy and I wonder if they feel waxy to the touch? The seedheads are lovely too.
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The ferns drop the little flowers everywhere. I felt the shell ginger they do feel waxy like a cucumber peel.
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I love the way you have used seed heads here. Still in the green they are such a lovely centre piece and sets off the ginger flower handsomely. Always a pleasure to see such different plants compared to what we are able to grow.
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Thanks, Noelle. I love your flowers too and have my first Nigella!
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This is so stunning….I love seeing these and getting to admire flowers I don’t typically see.
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Thank you, Donna 💕
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