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Red Ginger

Alpinia purpurata

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Description:

also called ostrich plume and pink cone ginger, are native Malaysian plants with showy flowers on long brightly colored red bracts. They look like the bloom, but the true flower is the small white flower on top. "Wiki"

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Alpinia purpurata

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red ginger

Alpinia purpurata

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Scott Frazier
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The Color Red
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Kaua'i The Graden Island Biodiversity
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PublishedAugust 24, 2013

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