Siphonochilus aethiopicus BULB

Description

Siphonochilus aethiopicus. Wild ginger. Wild ginger is a forest floor plant with aromatic rhizomatous roots. The leaves are deciduous and sprout annually from the underground stem in spring, they may reach a height of up to 400mm. It has tremendously attractive flowers, which are borne at ground level and may vary in colour from bright pink to white with a yellow centre and are delicately scented. This plant is now extinct in nature due to overcollecting and only available from cultivation. The size of the bulbs are about 5cm in diametre and is flowering size