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A friend gave me this last year and told me it was ginger root. I called the county extention ans the info they sent on ginger root doesn't match the plant. It will have big pretty red flowers eventually(it did last year). Did she tell me wrong?
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here is another pic...that wasn't the one I wanted... :rolleyes:
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As far as I know ginger has white flowers. Have never heard of ginger with red flowers!

Does it flower and look like this Red Ginger (Alpinia purpurata) ?

no... It is almost a star or bell shaped. I will have to post pics of the blooms when they arrive!

Does it look like this?

Red Ginger

No, papito...It's not red ginger...still no blooms, but here is the plant a litle larger...does this help?

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Hi Tonya,

Do the flowers bloom on a stalk like say foxglove or delphinium? Or are they single blooms scattered throughout the plant like a lobelia?? Are the blooms large or small?? Describe to us the flowers as best as you can!!

It looks a bit like a stunted Canna lily

I thought it had red (large ) blooms on a stalk, but now I'm not sure...I can't remember! :rolleyes: I don't think it is a canna, I have some of those nearby this and they look totally different...I'll keep looking for blooms- Thanks all!

how about hedychium gardnerianum 'ginger lily' ?

The leaves and stalks look EXACTLY right only mine are lighter green...YAY!!! The "large" red blooms I thought it had was on another plant that is springing up alongside this one. THANK YOU!!!!! You are incredible! I can't wait to learn more about it!