Sunday, May 15, 2011

Shell Ginger

Shell Ginger Alpinia zerumbet is a native of India and South-East Asia. I found these plants growing wild in the woods of Hong Kong. They were flowering profusely, and bumblebees were hovering round the plants. The flowers are pretty and shell like, and coloured a delicate shade of yellow and white.
Shell ginger is used extensively in Indian medicine for the treatment of Bronchitis and Arthritis.
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5 comments:

  1. GigaMay 15, 2011 at 5:38 AM

    Ładny ten leczniczy kwiatek. Pozdrawiam

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  2. Nature RamblesMay 16, 2011 at 10:13 AM

    Very pretty! I clicked on the picture and loved seeing the details. Glad you got the bee too!

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  3. MalarMay 26, 2011 at 9:55 PM

    Beautiful flower of ginger!

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  4. Autumn BelleMay 27, 2011 at 7:13 PM

    The flowers are fascinating. I love ginger flowers!

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  5. flowers to indiaNovember 2, 2012 at 3:54 AM

    it is looking great.

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