You were right, pal! Wearing that smile in her bloomed form, I can't get tired of looking at her even more! Mufufu~ That counter ability is also a nice buff to compensate for her low base ATK (similar to Anemone's).
By the way, I found these game snippets on @monety1285's Twitter account (the artist who drew Alpinia and a few other 6* girls). The last image is a screenie of his maxed Alpinia with 100 of each ampy. That high health pool!
This just make me drooling for this girl even though i dont have expense