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Two red and yellow Alpinia zerumbet flowers with white sepals

Alpinia zerumbet (Shell Ginger)

Native to Southeast Asia. The habit of Alpinia zerumbet is that of a rhizomatous perennial herb with tall, erect stems. The plant can reach a height of up to 10 feet. The leaves are long and lance-shaped, with prominent green and white stripes, creating an attractive variegated pattern. The inflorescence of Shell Ginger is cone-shaped and composed of showy, waxy flowers with hues of pink, yellow, red, and white. Photographed in Cali, Colombia.

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Glossy white buds with pink tips and flowers with yellow lips and reddish stripes pointing towards the lip margins

Alpinia zerumbet flower with a yellow lip and stigma and dark red stripes

White buds with pink tips and one open flower with a yellow lip and reddish purple stripes pointing towards the lip margins

Alpinia zerumbet with white buds with pink tips and one open flower with a yellow lip and dark red stripes

Alpinia zerumbet inflorescence with white flower buds with red tips and a yellow flower

Cluster of waxy pink flower buds with yellow and red throats emerging along a curved stem

Close-up of a tubular white flower with frilled yellow and red throat and bold central stamen

Close-up of a single Alpinia zerumbet flower with curled yellow and red-striped lip and waxy white petals

Cluster of deep pink Alpinia zerumbet flower buds on a thick stalk, with one partially opened bloom showing a yellow throat

Emerging Alpinia zerumbet inflorescence with tightly closed pink and white buds and fuzzy red bracts