#zingiberaceae — Public Fediverse posts
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My galangal plant is blooming. Galangal is a member of zingiberaceae (the ginger family). Although it's less well-known in the west, its rhizome is used in a variety of Southeast Asian dishes.
I'm not a huge fan of the flavor, but I grow it anyway. A lot of members of zingiberaceae grow well in shady areas at my place (I guess they don't care about growing in a low-soil environment!), so I grow them.
The unique shape of the flower makes me wonder what pollinator it evolved with... 🤔
#plants #flowers #Bloomscrolling #nature #galangal #zingiberaceae #hawaii
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As I was pulling weeds the other day, I pulled up this rhizome that past-me had planted.
Can you tell what it is from the images below?
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ANSWER:It is turmeric (olena, as it's called locally)!
The rhizome pieces are smaller than ginger, and break off much easier. In pic 2, you can see the bright orange/yellow interior. I also smelled the rhizome and it smells like other turmeric I've grown. The rhizomes of zingiberaceae often have unique and specific smells that can aid in identification, so I always try to smell them. My favorite so far is cardamom rhizome, which is just heavenly 🥰 (galangal is my least favorite. Sorry galangal-lovers! 😅)
Pic 3 shows a new shoot, but it's not big enough to aid in identification between say, an edible ginger and cardamom (at least not to me). When the shoots & leaves are larger, it's pretty easy to tell the difference.
#zingiberaceae #plants #gardening #tropical #ginger #turmeric #hawaii #nature
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spotted on the side of the road yesterday, it is apparently calathea crotalifera. it was huge! much taller than me.
at first i thought it was a heliconia, but apparently not!
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my first time harvesting some of our blue/black olena/turmeric.
it smells like fresh (orange) turmeric with a hint of fresh galangal.
i saved a small piece to cook with & planted the others in new spots.
thank you, olena plant! 🙏
@plants
#turmeric #tropical #hawai'i #plants #harvest #zingiberaceae #olena