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Zingiber officinale

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Description:

The plant can grow about 1 meter tall. The flower can grow up to 30 cm long. Each has three chambers containing several small black seeds. Plants that are cultivated in commercial farming plantations don't usually bear fruit.

Species ID Suggestions

parrot's beak heliconia

Heliconia psittacorum

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Scott Frazier
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Scott Frazier
Hello. While they have similar leaves, this is a heliconia rather than a ginger. Cheers
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PublishedMarch 10, 2014

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