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Old 10-02-2010, 02:48 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Variegated shell ginger.

Alpinia zerumbet.

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A couple of pictures of the seed pods, and seeds. The pods are about 3/8 to 5/8 inches in diameter, and range from cream color to red. The seeds are a little smaller than a bb, and are mostly grayish.

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Apicture of young plants.

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More mature plants.
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Default Re: Variegated shell ginger.

Mine didn't bloom this year; I wonder why? They look great.
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