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Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Shell Ginger, 1 by ardesia

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ardesia wrote:
I took this photo at Sugar Mill Botanical Gardens near Daytona Beach a few years ago. It was Thanksgiving weekend and the plant was in full bloom. The plant was only labeled "Shell Ginger". It was a very tall plant, probably 8' plus. The volunteers that maintain the garden sell young plants and I brought one home and it has thrived. I have not seen it bloom because due to some work we were having done on the house we had to cut it back and transplant it at the wrong time last year.
Is there a more specific name? Thanks.