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Hey Luc, That is Etlingera fulgens, also known as E. hieroglyphica. We call it the "burgundy torch". Also called "chocolate torch" or "black torch". ...
Would be great to show the leaves as well. fulgens has undulating/wavy leaf edges and younger leaves have a reddish coloration on the underside. Calvin ... ...
I've been trying to figure this one out for ages. We have "Helani Tulip" which is quite large with wavy flower stems. It doesn't hold all of it's dark...
Hi Ann , Â The flower just opened a few days ago ( started from seeds form Sherry ) I'll wait another 10 days ( going on a trip ) and will take new pics...
Hi Luc, I'm not 100% sure that E. fulgens is the correct name, but we are talking about the same species. I have the same one that Sherry has. Bryan ... ...
 Hi! I guess i have the same etlingera variety and they are producing quite a good quantity of seeds! if anyone is interested i can try collecting them and...
Hi, Rafael, Most Etlingera seed pods take several weeks to mature (E.corneri took almost 3 months!). The small seeds inside will only be ready when the pods...
Hi Mrs Ballester, Many thanks for the helpful words!!! they really sort it all, for i was just sooo puzzled how to collect these seeds! thanks a lot! By the...
Hi, Luc, Your seedling plant most certainly is Etlingera hemisphaerica, and you probably got seeds not of Tulip Torch, but of the Black Tulip, which is smaller...
Thank you for your offer, Rafael! I never say no to seeds. :) I just posted a little album with photos of 2 seedlings of Tulip Torch that flowered for the...
You are amazing you know that don't you Mrs Ballester!? the contribution youg ive to the tropical plants is just hugeee!!!! congratulations for that! really!!!...
Nice Sherry! What are they seedlings from? Do you think they crossed with something close by or are just showing genetic variarion. Your Pink Tulip looks more...
Nice Sherry! What are they seedlings from? Do you think they crossed with something close by or are just showing genetic variarion. Your Pink Tulip looks more...
No, no, Rafael. We do what we can. Everyone in this group provides valuable information for the others, so we're in this together. My postal address is at the...
Hi, Ann! Hope you're well. Both are seedlings of the regular Tulip Torch, which we know is deep tangerine-orange in color, and whose flowers are the closest in...
1,2,3 testing.Hello Bryan, are you there.Just read in today's news paper about the recent earthquake, 12 miles deep, right below your house, in Barrio...
Bryan, Hope you are OK!! Sherry, That's pretty exciting. I've had a few nice torch seedlings come up on their own but nothing as interesting as yours. I think...
Tried 2 x to upload some more pictures , even though in the upload page it said it was ok and the pictures are just over 1,000 kb only a few showed up in my...
The Tropical Garden Fair Once again the annual Tropical Garden Fair will be held at Cannon Park racecourse (Cairns) on Mothers Day May 10th from 8.30am to...
Hi Ann, Not sure why you said that, but I'm fine.... up in New Jersey helping my mom clean her house and pack. Tomorrow she signs for the sale of her house...
Hola Hector, Ok, now I understand Ann's comment!!! Was just a 3.5, so was a baby earthquake, but the epicenter was pretty much our farm. I am in New Jersey...