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2006-08-22 17:30:52 · 11 answers · asked by brsanthu 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Thx jay and autumn for quick answer but this flower does not look like a bird-of-paradise.
2006-08-22 17:38:13 · update #1
Cannot believe there are so many helpful people in this world. Confirmed that it is Red Ginger.
Btw, I'm from southern Indian city Bangalore.
2006-08-22 18:36:49 · update #2
Thx thornyrose.
2006-08-22 20:40:53 · update #3
I believe it is "Red Ginger", (scientific name-Alpinia Pururata). The leaves that I see in your picture have the same type of leaf as Red Ginger as well, or at least, very similar.
2006-08-22 18:07:08 · answer #1 · answered by 2 shy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I agree that is it a ginger, in the Zingiberaceae. You can tell by the flower and the foliage. Plus I am sure that it has the tuberous root that a ginger has as well. I used to take care of several species of ginger in greenhouses. We had a lot of white and orange flowered gingers. Very pretty!
2006-08-23 07:58:49 · answer #2 · answered by plantmd 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is definitely a type of Ginger. But the "Torch" gingers have a different shape. I tried an extensive web search but had little luck. Okay I finally found it in my TROPICA book. It's Alpinia purpurata. "Red Ginger' in the Zingiberaceae family. :-)))
2006-08-23 01:17:19 · answer #3 · answered by prillville 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is Red Ginger and by the way I really like your photographs and I really enjoyed my visit to your country. I was there for 2 months. It is so different and unusual. It's like another planet.
Keep taking pictures, you have a gift.
2006-08-23 02:55:04 · answer #4 · answered by slipper 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know quite a bit about flowers, but I don't recognize this one. It seems to me to be a tropical big leaf plant that has flowered. Have you gone online and checked the flower seed order places such as park seed?
2006-08-23 00:46:11 · answer #5 · answered by kb 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So THATS what a ginger flower looks like. Thankyou.
Your photo of the palm tree is wonderful, thankyou for sharing it........
2006-08-23 06:28:45 · answer #6 · answered by maggie rose 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unnamed flower
2006-08-23 00:33:14 · answer #7 · answered by m1l7on 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's called "Torch Ginger" or it's a variety of Torch Ginger.
2006-08-23 01:00:06 · answer #8 · answered by redneckgardendiva 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
might be a "bird of paradise". possibly from hawaii
2006-08-23 00:33:24 · answer #9 · answered by autumn r 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think its called something paradise not birds of paradise but something else
2006-08-23 00:32:54 · answer #10 · answered by jay z 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋