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Torch Ginger Lei

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Torch Ginger Lei

“ʻAwapuhi” — ginger, a torch of scarlet

Torch ginger, ʻawapuhi, arrived from Southeast Asia and thrives in Hawaiʻi's wet valleys. Its scarlet bracts are dramatic enough that a single stem reads as a whole lei, and the related shampoo ginger was used for hair and scent.