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Shell Ginger
Shell Ginger is native to East Asia and grows from about 8-10 feet (2.9-3m) It is used as an ornamental shrub, and the leaves are used in Cuisine and traditional medicine. (Hypertensive, diuretic, antioxidant, and anti-ulcerogenic properties are some of it's benefits.)
It is also known as Pink Porcelain Lily or Variegated Ginger.
(from Wikipedia)
The flowers were beautiful, and the white outer petals seemed to have the sheen of a pearl. All types of bees and other insects seem to be drawn to it.
(Alpinia zerumbet)
Florida Botanical Gardens
Shell Ginger
Shell Ginger is native to East Asia and grows from about 8-10 feet (2.9-3m) It is used as an ornamental shrub, and the leaves are used in Cuisine and traditional medicine. (Hypertensive, diuretic, antioxidant, and anti-ulcerogenic properties are some of it's benefits.)
It is also known as Pink Porcelain Lily or Variegated Ginger.
(from Wikipedia)
The flowers were beautiful, and the white outer petals seemed to have the sheen of a pearl. All types of bees and other insects seem to be drawn to it.
(Alpinia zerumbet)
Florida Botanical Gardens