Definitions for: Shellflower


[n] cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with shell-pink shading and crinkled yellow lip with variegated magenta stripes
[n] 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: Alpinia speciosa, Alpinia Zerumbet, Chelone glabra, Languas speciosa, shell ginger, snakehead, turtlehead

See Also: Alpinia, bog plant, Chelone, genus Alpinia, genus Chelone, genus Languas, genus Zerumbet, ginger, marsh plant, swamp plant

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