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Old 08-29-2009, 02:05 AM
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Question Strange Flower
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Old 08-29-2009, 03:18 AM
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wow it is.it almost looks like rubber lol.very nice picture.
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Old 08-29-2009, 03:25 AM
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looks like a pink pineapple, nice find
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Old 08-31-2009, 01:35 PM
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I got a photo of the exact flower at Balboa Park in CA....have no idea what it is....

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Old 08-31-2009, 02:07 PM
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Wink Hawwaian flower.
Costus comosus or red tower ginger.
That´s what this flower is called.

Here is a link to more information on it, Costus barbatus (comosus) 'Red Tower Ginger'
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