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Hedychium coronarium


Hedychium coronarium (Hedychium coronarium (Butterfly Ginger))

White ginger, used for making leis. It blooms differently than the yellow type. The head is much smaller and the flowers wilt after a day or two. It is very heavily scented.



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What a besuty lobe the colour shame it does nt last long.

30 Aug, 2017

 

It has a good number of flowers, so the display lasts a long time.

30 Aug, 2017

 

I wish I could smell it.

30 Aug, 2017

 

Thank you Wylie ttelling us it does last with so many flowers a really good one to have then .

30 Aug, 2017

 

I like the white , leis ? is it a garland ?

Gg

31 Aug, 2017

 

It is used in Hawaii for making leis.

31 Aug, 2017



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