"Probably a ginger" is a good bet...
There are somewhere around 50+ genera and over 1300 species (nature only knows how many crosses,hybrids, cultivars). And truth be told, I would love to grow them all
But, in answer to your query, I do not grow the really exotic (for us) plants any more. I can't justify the time, expense and emotional attachment to a plant that may not survive. This winter I lost about 90% of my greenhouse plants (orchids, kalanchoes, gingers, violets, etc.) Tree branch blown down in a thunder storm took out part of the roof and heater while we were out of town. Came home to a wet, slimy mass of broken pots and plants.
I am now rather of the mindset "if it can't grow in the ground, or survive in a container on the lee side, I probably won't have it." I do have a few of the Hedychiums, a couple Zingiber zerumbet (
http://www.floridata.com/ref/z... ), and a couple awaiting positive IDs.
My daughter lives in the Brisbane area of Australia, not far from the rain forest. Visiting her has given me some serious plant envy.
