Red ginger(Alpinia purpurata)

Flower/Plant : Red ginger(Alpinia purpurata)

Origin: Malaysia

Plant Type : Zingiberaceae

Season: June-July

About :

 

Alpinia purpurata goes by a few common names, including Red Ginger, Ostrich Plume and Pink Cone Ginger, Jungle King, Opuhi uteute, and Tahitian Ginger. Most people would simply call it red ginger because of its apparently showy red flowers. But it doesn’t have red flowers. Its flowers are white. The red bracts that cover the plant give the impression of a long-lasting, red-flowered inflorescence. Only a patient observer will actually find the true flower buried inside the red bracts.

Red Ginger can grow up to nine feet tall and develop into large clumps. There are two varieties, red (known as Jungle King) and pink (Jungle Queen). The wild ginger has a deep red inflorescence. The small white flowers emerge from inside the bracts. Seeds are extremely small. Leaves are shiny and green. Red Ginger “blooms” year round and is used as a tropical cut flower.

Source : 

https://untamedscience.com/biodiversity/red-ginger/

Reference 

Ashish Kumar Singh