Alpinia zurumbet - Shell Ginger Flowers
By Delonix1
![Alpinia zurumbet - Shell Ginger Flowers (Alpinia zurumbet - Shell Ginger)](http://media.growsonyou.com/photos/photo/image/165898/main/San_Diego_Zoo_07_21_10_004.jpg)
22 Jul, 2010
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Shell Ginger Flowers at the San Diego Zoo. Photo taken July 21, 2010.
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Mushybanna:
They're not as dainty as they look. : > )
22 Jul, 2010
Gorgeous plant... love the horizontality of the leaves with the drooping flowers underneath... If this is a ginger ..are it's roots edible?
27 Aug, 2010
Lori:
Thanks! : > )
No, it's not Zingiber officinale. It an ornamental ginger only.
27 Aug, 2010
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They look very dainty ..:o))
22 Jul, 2010