Big yawn!

I believe this is “Alpinia zerumbet,” a member of the [very large] ginger family (“Zingiberaceae”).

Species page at PhytoImages, http://phytoimages.siu.edu/cgi-bin/dol/dol_terminal.pl?taxon_name=Alpinia_zerumbet&rank=binomial

Photo taken at SIUC Plant Biology Greenhouse, http://www.plantbiology.siu.edu/facilities/plant-biology-facilities/greenhouse/index.php

1 year ago (“3-frame day”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2013-04-11
2 years ago (“Floral ‘Russian dolls’?”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-04-11
3 years ago (“Rainy Days and Mondays…”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-04-11

[MaryBeth Dailey]

Wow. That is one big yawn! Are the ones on the left like it, but not open yet? Gorgeous plant.

[Thom Mitchell]

@espyetta Thanks, MaryBeth, and you're exactly right: the other things that look like [peeled] cloves of garlic are as-yet-unopened flowers! Perhaps this week this shoot will be just stunning!

[Rick Schies]

I thought that as soon as I saw it LOL, great shot