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Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Costus barbatus 'Red' (Costaceae) at Floria 2010 - Wordless Wednesday
“Costus barbatus 'Red' (Costaceae) at Floria 2010 - Wordless Wednesday”, a copyrighted post, was written for My Nice Garden blog by Autumn Belle @ http://www.mynicegarden.com/ on 3rd November, 2010.
Happy November Autumn Belle! When i climbed Mt Gulugod Baboy last summer i got from the wild some rhizomes of Curcuma elata, now it is growing already. It produces the inflorescens before the leaves. I thought earlier that it was C.petiolata, but someone (who did not leave address) corrected it to C.elata. What about this, which grow first?
I am sorry Autumn Belle, i thought it is Curcuma and not Costus. Please forget my comment above. Our Costus has spiral leaves with white thin flowers. This looks like Curcuma to me.
Hi everyone! Thanks for dropping by. The plant profile is as follows:
This costus is also known as spiral ginger or red tower ginger. It can grow to 5 or 6ft tall. Can grow in sun or shade. The influorescences are bright glossy red and the true flowers are yellow. Flowers are edible and have a sour lemon taste. Grow in clumps and blooms the whole year round.
I remember you wanted to get the contact detail of the nursery that sold the drawf Kenaga plant. I managed to get it last weekend: Contact detail: Maniam - 03-61895212 He still have few plants in a black bag. I have mentioned to him that a friend of mine is looking for this plant - so, it might help when you call to inquire about it.
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belle, it is always so much fun to see your tropicals which are strictly for the greenhouse here. beautiful!
ReplyDeleteAnother beautiful exotic bloom from your world AB ... Lovely!
ReplyDeleteSpeechless ...what a beauty tQ
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteUNE TRES BELLE PLANTE..
ReplyDeleteHi Autumn. I love coming to your blog and seeing all of the pretty tropical plants. You have so many beauties.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful week.
Lona
Very pretty red ginger! At first I thought it was a bromeliad.
ReplyDeleteHappy November Autumn Belle! When i climbed Mt Gulugod Baboy last summer i got from the wild some rhizomes of Curcuma elata, now it is growing already. It produces the inflorescens before the leaves. I thought earlier that it was C.petiolata, but someone (who did not leave address) corrected it to C.elata. What about this, which grow first?
ReplyDeleteI am sorry Autumn Belle, i thought it is Curcuma and not Costus. Please forget my comment above. Our Costus has spiral leaves with white thin flowers. This looks like Curcuma to me.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful photo!
ReplyDeleteStriking red! Beautiful
ReplyDeleteHi everyone! Thanks for dropping by. The plant profile is as follows:
ReplyDeleteThis costus is also known as spiral ginger or red tower ginger. It can grow to 5 or 6ft tall. Can grow in sun or shade. The influorescences are bright glossy red and the true flowers are yellow. Flowers are edible and have a sour lemon taste. Grow in clumps and blooms the whole year round.
Oh yeah, I do agree that it looks like a cross between a bromliad and cucurma but the stems are spiral.
ReplyDeleteThis is nicer than my costus. Same colours, red and yellow but different variety.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely spiral ginger.
ReplyDeleteI wonder whether they are of the edible type?
I remember you wanted to get the contact detail of the nursery that sold the drawf Kenaga plant.
ReplyDeleteI managed to get it last weekend:
Contact detail:
Maniam - 03-61895212
He still have few plants in a black bag. I have mentioned to him that a friend of mine is looking for this plant - so, it might help when you call to inquire about it.
Great Photo! Happy WW!
ReplyDeleteThe gingers are such striking plants. Nice photo.
ReplyDeleteLovely photo!
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always amazes me how crazy nature can be - especially in tropical parts!
ReplyDeleteIt is a beautiful colour. Tropical flowers are always so exotic in appearance compared to ours. Nice to see something different.
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