General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial Shade to Full Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 6 to 8 feet (1.8-2.4m)
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Rhizome

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Common names
  • Spiral Ginger
  • Painted Spiral Ginger
  • Spotted Spiral Ginger
  • Insulin Plant
  • Stepladder Plant
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Costus pictus
  • Synonym: Costus mexicanus
  • Synonym: Costus congestus

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Location: Botanical Graden Meise - Nationale Plantentuin Meise - Brussel
Location: Botanical Graden Meise - Nationale Plantentuin Meise - Brussel
Date: 2017-09-27
Location: Botanical Garden Meise
Date: 2016-02-01
Location: Summeville, SC
Location: Summeville, SC

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