Indonesian Wax Ginger

Description:

Dark red cone-shaped flowers resemble an upside-down pineapple! They look like they are made of soft wax or plastic, but in fact they are very hard when you touch them, and quite spiky. Foliage can grow to 8 feet in height. It consists of thick, jointed bamboo-like stems that grow directly from numerous rhizomes. The 3 – 4 foot flower stems sprout directly from the base of the plant. It prefers the moist, humid, full shade of the rain forest.