Is this a ginger? If so id, please

Fort Lauderdale, FL(Zone 10b)

I found this beautiful pink ginger in Fairchild Tropical Garden. I'd like to know its botanical name. Its just glorious! Its located on the east side of the pathway going towards to the Desert islands and the Vine Arbor.
If one passes this ginger patch, the next exhibit on the same side of the walkway would be the large Water Lily pond going northwards.

I'm not sure it IS a ginger, but I id it as such, since it was in the 'ginger patch' I'll do a collage and add another ginger (red) which was adjacent to this one.

If anyone knows its botanical name, I'd love to have it, as I'd like to see it growing in my garden.

Someone suggested it might be a banana flower. I did not see any banana plants in this patch, but I'll check to make sure next time I'm at FTG.

Thumbnail by bedouin
Raleigh, NC(Zone 7b)

There are two plants there -the red torch ginger http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/31505/ and a pink ornamental banana which looks like this one http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/979/

Fort Lauderdale, FL(Zone 10b)

Thanks tigerlily123. Thanks for checking these up for me. Ah well, one banana in my garden is as much as I can handle, but I'd certainly have loved to see this gorgeous flower blooming in my garden. Alas, it is not to be.
Joanmary

Raleigh, NC(Zone 7b)

they stay pretty small if that helps! They do clump alot though. Very hardy too-they come back every spring for me-

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