Friday, April 22, 2011

Pink Ginger

I saw this pink ginger at the edge of a ravine in the Khasi Hills of Meghalaya, India, when our bus was waiting for the traffic to clear.
Pink ginger Alpinia purpurata is a native of India and Malaysia. The plant can grow up to a height of 2 metres in the jungle.
The pink bract is very attractive. The tiny white flowers nestle in the bracts.
Like all native plants of India, this plant too is used in Ayurvedic medicine .
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6 comments:

  1. A.April 22, 2011 at 9:15 PM

    The flowers of the ginger varieties are fascinating . Yesterday i posted about the shell ginger.

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  2. NicApril 23, 2011 at 8:06 AM

    Very beautiful...You are like to have seen it in the wild!

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  3. snowwhiteApril 23, 2011 at 11:37 AM

    Lovely flower! Amazing, it will be 2 meters high!! Ayurveda, wisdom from ancient time.
    Have a great weekend!

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  4. AnonymousApril 24, 2011 at 10:25 PM

    Ginger flowers are so pretty! Glad you got this photo. Love the colours on this bloom!

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  5. radhaApril 25, 2011 at 2:01 AM

    Very beautiful. And what a lovely shade of pink

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  6. flowers to indiaNovember 2, 2012 at 3:55 AM

    it is looking great.

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