1 Hedychium possibly coronarium

2 very blurry pic: possibly hibiscus

3 Lagerstroemia indica Crape myrtle

Thank you! The second one has a small red flower that's almost like a spade-shaped flower. The leaf structure does resemble a Hibiscus plant. At least now I can search the Hibiscuses out there.

Thanks again! :)

the top one is definitely hedychium coronarium, white butterfly ginger ...so lovely! i have a couple of these growing, even made it through winter, very small plants i grew from seed. the second i agree is hibiscus or some kind of malva ....

Thank you all for helping me identify these plants!

I was at Brookgreen Gardens in SC and photographed the ones I like and wanted to try and grow. I needed the names, though, first! :) I did have Butterfly Ginger, but it didn't overwinter very well and I lost it. Might try it again, though.

i wanted to get some butterfly ginger going for so long, i finally broke down and bought a bunch of seed, for quite a lot. well for seeds, you know, they are pricey, and i couldnt get too many.. out of all the seeds i got i ended up with two plants, but i did trade some away too.

i might get some more soon...i have been looking over some different sources. my plants are still really small, we will see when they really get going, if i get to see them flower soon. if i ever get some i will try to remember and drop you a note.

i've seen some good offerings for roots on ebay....theres quite a few good looking sellers with the roots on ebay.
and the rest of the hedychiums....they are all amazingly beautiful. they are also edible, btw, at least parts of them are edible........i would think the flowers would have an interesting taste.

and totally they are delicate. i brought them inside for winter, by the windows....but the place is not very heated, only a woodstove in a far off room, but they made it =)

me thinks you should go back to the gardens there and try to snag some seeds while no is looking =P

since i am in browsing mode :
Ginger-Elizabeth-Hedychium-coronarium-pink-flowering-butterfly-Live-Plant

Ginger-White-Butterfly-Hedychium-coronarium-Mariposa-ginger

Ginger-Hedychium-flavum-Yellow-Butterfly

theres a lot more =)

Wow, those are gorgeous! I may be on eBay the rest of the night browsing (and buying) myself! I trade plants every year with a Puerto Rican friend, and he gives me such wonderful plants to grow. I need to add a few of these to my collection!!

Thanks, Leila! Isn't it fun looking at what all is out there? It's amazing.....

Oh, yeah, Leila....I'm definitely going to try and snag some seeds. Going back this year. I'm always seeing what seed heads are there. Sometimes everything is in bloom in July, so it's hard to get seeds! I need to go in like September! I would love to take a clipping and see if I can root some of the things I see there. I have a friend that always takes baggies with her for special "finds" at the public gardens.

I welcome people locally to take seeds from my plants. Why not spread the beauty is what I always say??!! I could see if people were just chopping things and destroy and killing the plants, that's a big no-no; but when you're taking a small clipping to try and root and grow another plant, what's the harm in that? I haven't killed of any plant I've grown so far by taking a small clipping. Usually it helps it grow better!! ;)

That friend went to Hawaii this month and took baggies with her through the gardens there, but she said there was some voo-doo hoo-doo about taking any plants or seeds from the island. So she refrained from taking anything for fear her life would be at stake. LOL Darn! I was hoping for some rare seeds!

hey lady alicia, that seller has a lot of cool stuffs, i've browsed their collection lustily =P

but yeah theres all kinds of interesting ones, some are really wild looking with curvy petals everywhere. i like the cute butterfly ones, i am looking for ward to seeing mine bloom.

and totally, thats how it is. i also would give someone cuttings from my garden freely, like the neighbors and stuff. =) i once was kinda subtly wandering around the edges of this one elder ladies garden once, checking out for cool seeds...and she totally came out right then and caught on...and she was like...you know...you can come and take cuttings whenever you want =) and then even went on this bit of a good rant about how we work for the plants...and like...how the plants actually like that we do cuttings and propagate, spread them around...ahhh i may be rambling...but it was so cool cause i totally got what she meant and it was cool that people get it =)

if you want hedychium seeds, i think its in like december or even january...that they completely ripen ???

totally different track, this is a seller i have bought plants from on ebay, that were fabulous.
http://stores.ebay.com/dogwooderitternet/


theres definitely some really excellent sellers on there.

Great plants they have. I've had some good experiences with most eBay sellers. Just a couple that weren't the best. But you have that. I just make a note of it for future reference. I have a favorites for my good sellers, so I'll be sure to add this one! Thanks for sharing!!! It's always good to hear from someone else when a seller is reputable. ;)

Wow, that's a long time to wait for hedychium seeds! LOL Maybe I should just buy them. Or a plant. I'm always buying something for my garden! I've been working on taking out some of the multiples and putting something new in its spot instead.