General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Height: 60-120 cm
Leaves: Evergreen
Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Red
White
Flower Time: Other: They bloomed in January-February the time I spend in Brazil, but might be blooming all year long..
Underground structures: Rhizome
Bulb
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Propagation: Other methods: Division

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Common names
  • Spiral Ginger
  • Cana-Merim
  • Red Costus

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Location: rainforest, Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2010-01-31
Location: rainforest, Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2010-01-22
Location: rainforest, Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2010-01-20
Location: rainforest, Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2010-12-21
Location: Atlantic rainforest, Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2013-12-07
Location: Atlantic rainforest, Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2013-12-07
Location: Atlantic rainforest, Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2013-12-13
Location: Atlantic rainforest, Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2013-12-15
Location: Atlantic rainforest, Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2013-12-19
Location: Atlantic rainforest, Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2013-12-21
Location: Atlantic Forest, Paraty, SE Brazil
Date: 2014-12-31
Location: Atlantic Rainforest, Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2015-01-11

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