Kaempferia_elegans

<i>Kaempferia elegans</i>

Kaempferia elegans

Species of flowering plant

Quick Facts Kaempferia elegans, Scientific classification ...

Kaempferia elegans, commonly known as the silver spot, is a shade-loving ginger that has 6" round leaves with three rows of silver spots arranged across them. It has small purple flowers.

The leaves of Kaempferia elegans have color pattern.

Further reading

  • Odenwald, Neil G.; Turner, James R. (2006), Identification, Selection, and Use of Southern Plants: For Landscape Design (4th ed.), Claitor's, p. 244, ISBN 1-59804-317-X
  • Smith, Brenda Beust (28 March 1998), "Increasingly popular gingers produce incredible blooms", Houston Chronicle, p. 5, Factiva hou0000020010917du3s00d4u


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