Buy Rare and Exotic Costus Speciosus Crepe Ginger Plant
- Common name:
- Crepe Ginger
- Regional name:
- Hindi - Kusht, Keokanda, Marathi – Vana Mohini, Koshi, Tamil - Kostam, Kottam, Malayalam – Anakua, Telugu – Kevukinna, Kannada – Changalakoshta, Sanskrit - Kushtha
- Category:
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Indoor Plants, Shrubs
- Family:
- Zingiberaceae or Ginger family
- Light:
- Sun growing, Semi shade, Shade growing
- Water:
- Normal, Can tolerate more
- Primarily grown for:
- Flowers
- Flowering season:
- Year-around flowering, Flowers in flushes throughout the year
- Flower or Inflorescence color:
- White, Red
- Foliage color:
- Green
- Plant Height or length:
- 2 to 4 meters
- Plant Spread or Width:
- 2 to 4 meters
- Plant Form:
- Spreading, Upright or Erect
- Special Character:
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- Indigenous (native to India)
- Rare Plant or difficult to get plant
- Good on seaside
- Grows best in humid and warm regions
- Generally available in India in quantities of:
- Old variety plants may be difficult to get
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Plant Description:
- - Origin - India
- The contrast between the pure white fuffled flowers and the deep red bracts, and the broad dark foliage is exceptional.
- The spiral leaf arrangement too is interesting.
- Plants form dense attactive bushes.
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Growing tips:
- - Hardy plants in the ground as well as pots.
- Costus like warm and humid condition, moist soil and semi shade.
- The soils should have a good amount of organic matter in them.