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Kaempferia gilbertii is variegated as a species. This cultivar '3D' is said to be an improvement of it, perhaps with wider white margins and longer blades than normal. I'll await a side-by-side comparison for being certain on those points. As seen here at the McMillan Greenhouses of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, this cultivar makes a stunning container plant for the greenhouse. The lax, narrow blades have a quality no Aspidistra or Hosta can provide. They are certainly not going to bear orchid-like flowers in pink and violet! It is a superb plant and not as widely seen as it might be. Click the image to enlarge. LCH |