This ginger flower was a pleasant surprise. I needed a flower to urgently replace a diseased rosebush that couldn’t be replaced by another rose, so the intense pink of this flower caught my attention.
I had never seen a ginger flower before. The sign on the shelf said “annual,” and I don’t plant annuals in my garden, except for the occasional spot of rapid color in the wildflower meadow.
But the vendor was still there, in person, arranging the plants on the shelf, and he assured me that the plant was, in fact, a perennial.
I bought it and planted it in the hole still freshly open from the extraction of the rose (more on that later). The next day, I could already see some new sprouting and the expansion of the plant following the rhizome below the surface. Two weeks later, I already have two or three big new flowers, and growing fast.
As for the ikebana version of a previous carnation arrangement with a new flower: Ikebanas always have three focal points, some color, some green, some dry branches, kind of a “recipe” for success:
Shin (Heaven): The tallest, primary stem or branch, set at a slight angle to give height and tone.
Soe (Humanity): The medium line, symbolizing people, which supports and complements the main stem.
Tai / Hikae (Earth): The shortest element, positioned low and wide to ground the overall piece.
Check the beautiful plant on Home Depot with free delivery!