Pink Ginger
by Karon Melillo DeVega
Title
Pink Ginger
Artist
Karon Melillo DeVega
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Pink Ginger, Alpinia purpurata (Zingiberaceae) has beautiful pastel pink bracts with a darker base and white tip. They grow in full sun to partial shade and bloom year round, growing 6 to 8 feet tall, in ideal conditions up to 10 feet high.
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Photographed on the beautiful tropical island of Maui, Hawaii.
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Pink Ginger are truly a beautiful tropical plant, the flowers are luscious. The flowers are excellent for cut flower floral arrangements. Sometimes called Pink Ginger Lily and Ostrich Plume.
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Zingiberaceae
Subfamily: Alpinioideae
Tribe: Alpinieae
Genus: Alpinia
Species: A. purpurata
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April 9th, 2013
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