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Pink Ginger

alpinia purpurata

Description:

This is a ginger...it grows like all gingers from a spreading rhizome. This one has reached about 7' in height and is mature.

Habitat:

NW Costa Rica

Notes:

This plant is an ornamental in our yard. It thrives on recycled gray water during the dry season to survive.

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LarryGraziano
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LarryGraziano

Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Spotted on Oct 29, 2011
Submitted on Oct 29, 2011

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