Etlingera Elatior commonly called Torch Ginger originated in Malaysia.
Torch Ginger is an attractive member of the Ginger family. The flowers are long lasting and showy. The inflorescences (the complete flower head of the plant including stems, stalks, bracts, and flowers) do not appear at the end of the leafy stems as in regular Alpine Ginger but emerge as erect stalks at the base of the parent plants.