Meaning : Showy perennial of marshlands of eastern and central North America having waxy lanceolate leaves and flower with lower part creamy white and upper parts pale pink to deep purple.
Synonyms : chelone glabra, shell-flower, snake-head, snakehead, turtlehead
Meaning : Cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with pink shading and crinkled yellow lips with variegated magenta stripes.
Synonyms : alpinia speciosa, alpinia zerumbet, languas speciosa, shall-flower, shell ginger