Alpinia zerumbet

Shell Ginger
Family: Zingiberaceae
Origin: East Asia
Small plant 2-5 ft

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Alpinia zerumbet is called a "shell ginger" or "shell flower" most commonly, because its individual pink flowers, especially when in bud, resemble sea shells.

Alpinia zerumbet is similar to Alpinia malaccensis and Alpinia nutans

Similar plants:

Alpinia argentea (Yellow Ginger Lily )
Alpinia formosana x zerumbet Variegata (Variegated ginger)
Alpinia galanga, Languas galanga (Galanga Root, Galangal, Thai Ginger, Laos )
Alpinia gigantifolia, Zingiber gigantifolium (Red Ginger Lily)
Alpinia henryi 'Pink Perfection' (Pink porcelain lily)
Alpinia luteocarpa (Red Bamboo Ginger)
Alpinia malaccensis (Rathkihiriya)
Alpinia nutans, Alpinia speciosa (Shell ginger, Pink porcelain lily, Narrow-Leaf Cinnamon Ginger, Shellflower, Dwarf cardamom, False cardamom)
Alpinia officinarum (Lesser Galangal)
Alpinia purpurata (Red Ginger Lily, Ostrich Plume, Red Cone Ginger)

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