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Need ID help with this flower. I think it's ginger but...
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Posted by keywh0le 9 (My Page) on Wed, Feb 23, 05 at 22:18
| Can anyone ID this?

Leaves look like ginger of some sort. The flowers pictured are just emerging and young looking, total height of the stem and flowers pictured is around 4". They are a deep red with orange centers. Seeds are 1/4 - 3/8 inch diameter black hard round seeds like ball bearings in dried, papery pods surrounding flowers. Plants are about 5 feet tall and very upright. I collected tons of seeds from this plant and am wondering if it's even a ginger. If not, any ideas?
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RE: Need ID help with this flower. I think it's ginger but...
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| A canna of some sort. Related but not a ginger (in the same plant order, zingiberacea with gingers, bananas, heliconia etc). There are a few species of Canna, and tons and tons of hybrids. Tim Chapman |
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