shell ginger flower

Alpinia zerumbet is called a "shell ginger" or "shell flower" most commonly, because its individual pink flowers, especially when in bud, resemble sea shells. Flowers have white or pink perianths with yellow labella with red spots and stripes.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpinia_zerumbet

 

Mead Botanical Garden, Winter Park, Florida

www.meadgarden.org

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