I didn't get a photo of the flower this year,
"wasted" my time in Mexico at that time.
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This member of the Asteraceae family was described by
Joseph Dalton
Hooker in 1899. It's found in the eastern part of Africa, growing in a well-drained
soil with some water and lots of sun. The ginger-like roots grow into
clusters of 3-4 centimetres
in diameter rhizomes and covers several square-meters. The flowers are orange
to red, and it can be reproduced by seed, cuttings and
leaves. I found mine
in Roskilde as a "rare ginger" in 2003.
Highly poison. A non-traceably toxin, ruining the liver.
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