A ginger flower, turning

Crepe ginger grows its flowers on a spike of red bracts, stacked one over the next like scales on a cone. The spike does not grow straight. It bends and spirals as it lengthens, and the flowers open one or two at a time from the tip.

This one had curled almost into a hook, with a single white flower open at the end. The petal is thin and crinkled, which is where the plant gets its name.

With the background dark, there is nothing to look at but the curve: deep red at the top, fading to green at the tip, and the one white bloom where it turns.