As the individual buds open, a bright yellow trumpet opens revealing a red Aplinia flower center. In protected locations a ginger Alpinia lily can grow 10 feet tall. If you crush to leaf of an Alpinia zerumbet Ginger bulb, it emits a pleasing spicy aroma. The flower clusters open one or two at a time, of the Ginger lily Alpinia zerumbet the tiny red veins of each flower radiates from the mid of the bloom. The Alpinia zerumbet Ginger lily is evergreen in some areas of zones 8-10, if the bulbs are planted in sheltered locations. In Hawaii Gingers grow wild in the native state growing on all the islands of Hawaii. As a screen the Alpinia zerumbet Ginger planted in huge beds near cottages at Sea Island, Ga., as a privacy hedge. The Alpinia zerumbet Ginger Lily can grow ten feet tall and the flowers will last for weeks during the hot summer months. One of the most spectacular and tropical colored Ginger Lilies is the Alpinia zerumbet Ginger Lily, which will take cold temperatures during the growing season.