Hawaiian Blue

by Kathy Bassett

Title

Hawaiian Blue

Artist

Kathy Bassett

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Photograph - Photography - Digital Fine Art

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Red Ginger, detailed in blues and lavender with hints of sage green. Imagery brought forward by the oceans and waterfalls around Maui - seems the drought and perhaps sugar cane fields are changing things on that island. I hear it takes 1 ton of water to produce 1 pound of sugar.The real Red Ginger description below: http://wildlifeofhawaii.com/flowers/427/alpinia-purpurata-red-ginger/
Duration: Perennial, Evergreen, Growth Habit: Herb/Forb
Hawaii Native Status: Introduced. This naturalized ornamental garden plant is native to parts of Melanesia. Flower Color: White. The much more conspicuous floral bracts are red, pink, or white.Height: To 15 feet (5 m) tall, but usually much less. Description: The small, inconspicuous, tubular, white flowers emerge from between colorful floral bracts on terminal flower spikes. Young plantlets emerge from the base of the old inflorescences and can take root if they touch the ground. The flowers are occasionally followed by rounded seed capsules. The leaves are green, alternate, sessile, and oblong in shape. The pseudostems (formed by the leaf sheaths) emerge from underground rhizomes.
Here in Hawaii, Red Ginger is usually found growing at the edge of lowland forests, trails and roads. The flowers make beautiful, long-lasting cut flowers and are popular for tropical flower arrangements.

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March 26th, 2015

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