A gold dust day gecko drapes itself over a torch ginger (Etlingera elatior). This striking red form is not the flower but is known as an inflorescence. The red leaf-like parts are bracts and it is from between these that the yellow-edged red flowers will emerge.
Bright and cheerful red ginger flowers illuminate a garden.
These ‘Malay Rose’ torch ginger (Etlingera venusta) flowers were in bloom on my last visit to Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden.
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Chocolate ball ginger (Zingiber macradenium) is a beehive ginger, so-called because of their shape and composition. Their form means the many little cups are great collectors of water. They probably make great drinking spots for geckos, birds and other small creatures. Probably also a great environment for breeding mosquitoes.
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Alpinia purpurata is also known as red ginger. This bright red display is not actually the flower, but the bract. The flowers are small and white and will appear on the top of this.
A pink ginger flower grows up between the boldly-ribbed leaves of a joey palm at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden.
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The shell ginger flower has delicate pink blooms, which give the plant its name. But these pink flowers open to reveal striking red and yellow interiors. This one has attracted a couple of ants.
Originally from Asia, the shell ginger and its sensuous flowers is quite common in wetter areas.
For more information about Hawaiian flowers, go to wildlifeofhawaii.com/flowers/.
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