Dichorisandra thyrsiflora Ginger
perennial, average care
created by chief cultivator
zones: 10a thru 11a ...
Dichorisandra thyrsiflora
(Syn. Dichorisandra thrysiflora Mikan)
Deep purplish-blue blooms are borne in 6" spikes in summer and fall. Tropical glossy green ginger like foliage is borne on stiff fleshy stems.
Dichorisandra thyrsiflora
Family: Commelinaceae
Blue Ginger, Brazilian Ginger
Origin: Brazil, Peru ...
Blue Ginger [English]: Dichorisandra thyrsiflora
Blue Girl Holly [English]: Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Girl'
Blue Globe Onion [English]: Allium caeruleum
Blue Glory [English]: Thunbergia battiscombei ...
In Dichorisandra the bracteoles are more or less lateral and the plane of symmetry of the flower is transverse, in other taxa it may be oblique (e.g. Eichler 1875). In general, floral symmetry and basic construction is quite variable.
Dichorisandra thyrsiflora (Blue Ginger, Brazilian Ginger)
Rhoeo spathacea (Moses-In-The-Boat, Oyster Plant)
Setcreasea pallida (Purple heart, Wandering Jew)
Siderasis fuscata (Brown Spiderwort, Bear Ears)
Tradescantia blossfeldiana ...
Geogenanthus undatus Mildbr. et Strauss (Dichorisandra undata C. Koch et Lind.).
Dichorisandra
Dichroa
Dicksonia
Dicliptera
Dictamnus (burning bush, dittany)
Dictyosperma (princess palm)
Didymochlaena
Dieffenbachia (dumb cane, mother-in-law's tongue, tuftroot)
Dierama (African harebell, angel's fishing rod, wand flower) ...
 See also: Green, Ginger, Evergreen, May, Cane
  
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