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Orange Gingerlily

Hedychium coccineum 'palani'

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Field Notes

Description:

Plant that grows to about 1.5 m. with two close ranks of waxy leaves. The flower spike has six rows of small orange flowers with 7 cm. orange stamens radiating outward.

Habitat:

Garden, near Arenal Volcano.

Reference Links:

Hedychium coccineum, Genus Hedychium

Species ID Suggestions

Ginger Lily

Hedychium gardnerianum
SG in CR
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Comments (3)
suzmonk
You're welcome, Marta, glad I could help ...
The MnMs
suzmonk and Sigg: Thanks for the ID!
suzmonk
Ginger lily, perhaps ... genus Hedychium?

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PublishedMay 29, 2014

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