Looks like Curcuma sp. Possibly Curcuma elata. http://www.google.co.uk/images?hl=e...uma elata pink&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Curcuma
Curcuma are found in the family Zingiberaceae which contains the gingers. Gingers grow from a rhizome rather than a bulb. A rhizome is a stem that runs either along or just beneath the surface of the soil and despite the popular misconceptions a "stem" supports a leaf the stem is the central supporting axis of a plant not a single leaf. Probably not critical to a grower but a bulb is also an underground stem but Curcuma don't grow from bulbs. This link to the University of Illinois explains the differences in bulbs, rhizomes, corms, tubers and other similar plant structures. The perfect example of a bulb is an onion. Cut one open and you will see the layers which are specialized leaves seperated by a thin paper-like material. Bulbs have these layers. http://urbanext.illinois.edu/bulbs/bulbbasics.html
thank you silver surfer your really good at identification you got the post up in no time thank you so much its defintly a Curcuma elata you got it right on the dot.. and thank you photopro ill give more thought to whether it is a bulb, tuber, or rhizome i never thought about it before ive always called things that grow in that matter bulbs... but the Curcuma is defintly a rhizome by the way it seems like it grows.. thank you again
