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tropical looking plant [IDd by Oron as Alpinia zerumbet 'Variegata']

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MikeHardman

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tropical looking plant [IDd by Oron as Alpinia zerumbet 'Variegata']
« on: June 09, 2012, 08:18:28 AM »
I have no idea what this plant is.
The bush is about 2m tall, the flower spike perhaps 12cm.
27may12 - Eleouthkia botanic park, Mandria, Cyprus
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I garden near Polis, Cyprus, 100m alt., on marl, but have gardened mainly in S.England
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Re: tropical looking plant, white and orange flowers...
« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2012, 11:35:35 AM »
Alpinia zerumbet 'Variegata", syn Alpinia speciosa variegata
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Re: tropical looking plant, white and orange flowers...
« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2012, 03:28:07 PM »
Thank you Oron.
Now I can do a bit of research, I see it has several herbal uses, and its fruit are quite interesting - http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Alpinia_zerumbet_pods.jpg/220px-Alpinia_zerumbet_pods.jpg
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Geologist by Uni training, IT consultant, Referee for Viola for Botanical Society of the British Isles, commissioned author and photographer on Viola for RHS (Enc. of Perennials, The Garden, The Plantsman).
I garden near Polis, Cyprus, 100m alt., on marl, but have gardened mainly in S.England
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