Tropicals & Tender Perennials: What would you do?, 1 by knotimpaired

knotimpaired wrote:
I have a alpinia purpurata (red ginger) but it is the "elieen mcdonald" which is pink.

My tropicals book has this to say about it at the end of the red ginger.

"Eileen McDonald, pink ginger, is somewhat smaller. It is not know if this form is a cultivar or a natural variation collected in the wild"

It does show a picture that says alpinia purpurata "Eileen McDonald".

So the question is would you enter it in PlantFiles under red ginger and ask that eileen mcdonald be added to the name and ask to add the color pink to the flower.

Or would you ask that eileen mcdonald be recognized as its own species.

The photo I am attaching is of a flower that was on its last leg and I don't think I can snag a pic off the internet to show without permission.

Please let me know your thoughts.