Kurukuma

I bought a bunch of Kurukuma flower on 22th September. I didn't know what kind of flower those were before my wife taught me.

As my wife said, Kurukuma is one of favorable flower for decoration of Buddhist altars(or Butudan in Japanese) in Equinoctial week (or Higan in Japanese.) it is a kind of Ginger.

I feel as if I am learning about flowers from my ignorance about flowers.