Bottlebrush
Variegated leaves like this add some "depth" to the dark foresty area of the garden. they are also lovely in flower arrangements. These ground orchids are lovely - they appreciate a shady moist spot and continue to multipy and happily bloom all through the year. The ginger family is quite large - a lot of plants are in the ginger family, but most of them are grown for their flowers, as this one is. The flower forms on long leafed branches and eventually the flower will begin to grow new leaves. It can be pegged down onto the ground at that stage where it will form a new plant. I believe this form of propogation is called layering In most areas of the world this is a houseplant, commonly called a cupboard lilly. I have one inside, but this one is very happy out in the shade fo the lychee tree amongst the bromeliads, orchids and other shady loving plants. My weeping bottlebrush, otherwise known as calistemon is flowering at last. I dont know why it took so long. Maybe it neede...