Red wax ginger
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Indonesian Wax Ginger, Red Wax Ginger, Pineapple Ginger, Giant Spiral Ginger, Torch Ginger or Backscratcher Ginger, also known as devil's pineapple, Tapeinochilos ananassae, is a rainforest plant native to north eastern Queensland, New Guinea, and Indonesia. It's not a true ginger being in the family Costaceae. Torch ginger is also the common name of a true ginger.
Taken in the Princess of Wales Conservatory, Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, England
f/5.6 1/15 ISO 800 100mm Pentax DFA f/2.8 Pentax K-5
Red wax ginger
Thanks for your visit. Comments, faves and invitations are very appreciated if you chose to leave any.
Indonesian Wax Ginger, Red Wax Ginger, Pineapple Ginger, Giant Spiral Ginger, Torch Ginger or Backscratcher Ginger, also known as devil's pineapple, Tapeinochilos ananassae, is a rainforest plant native to north eastern Queensland, New Guinea, and Indonesia. It's not a true ginger being in the family Costaceae. Torch ginger is also the common name of a true ginger.
Taken in the Princess of Wales Conservatory, Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, England
f/5.6 1/15 ISO 800 100mm Pentax DFA f/2.8 Pentax K-5