Red Ginger Plant

[angel]

This huge red ginger plant dominates this neglected portion of my late grandma's garden. Caladiums and other large foliaged plants cover the ground.

[angel]

Overhead, an old mango tree bears unripe fruit.

[kiwiorchids]

Why is it that our government classes some of the nicest plants as weeds?! that ginger is beautiful, but if i got caught with it, i would go bankrupt! Nice mangoes too!

[angel]

Ginger plants as weeds???? Strange thought for me Jordan. Aside from being just pretty, it is also popular in the cut flower industry in my country. Oh well. I hope they reclassify it.

[delphiguy]

Lovely ginger Angel... I am so dying to try gingers however I lack the space that it requires... I hope my next house would have much bigger space for the plants...

[cdayinflorida]

WOW! That is just beautiful!
All I could hope is that my grandchildren will appreciate my garden when I'm gone.

[catttan]

That's a very beautiful corner of your garden , Angel. BTW that ginger plant is Alpinia purpurata.

[pavel]

Beautiful ginger!

[Halloamey]

That is an amazingly beautiful and healthy Ginger !! Jordan the NZ government also classifies foreigners as weeds LOL, A friend of mine will be moving to Wellington from Germany and she has to go through a long process of customs, regulations and quarantine (for her belongings and cats) before she is finally accepted lol. I know they have to make sure pests and invasive species do not land there, but the most invasive species (humans) are already there with the other most dangerous species (from invasion point of view) rats, mice, cats, dogs pigs and goats. I don't see any point to it hehe.

Why is it that our government classes some of the nicest plants as weeds?! that ginger is beautiful, but if i got caught with it, i would go bankrupt! Nice mangoes too!

[Brutal_Dreamer]

Beautiful Ginger plant. I have a small ginger plant (a bit different than the one you post) that we grew from seed. Love the big dark leaves and pink flowers.

cheers,
BD