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Costus afer (?) Family: Costaceae / Zingiberaceae Spiral Ginger Origin: Africa       Costus afer are very easy to grow. They require a rich well drained soil (2 parts peat moss to 1 part loam to 1 part sharp sand), kept on the moist side. They do well in part shade to full sun. Spiral Ginger is a very vigorous grower, that requires frequent repotting to control its size. |  |
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 Costus aff. lucanusianus | Costus lucanusianus Family: Costaceae / Zingiberaceae African Spiral Flag Origin: Tropical Africa   |  Costus aff. lucanusianus |
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 | Costus malortieanus Family: Costaceae / Zingiberaceae Stepladder Ginger Origin: Costa Rica     Costus malortieanus has wonderful velvety foliage and a nice dark green color. The flowers are also quite attractive. Costus malortieanus grows to about 5 ft tall in part shade to nearly full sun. This is the easiest of all the spiral gingers to grow, as it seems to be able to handle a wide range of soil and sunlight. |  |
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 Costus aff. productus | Costus productus Family: Costaceae / Zingiberaceae Costus   Costus productus is actually an edible variety. The flower petals are quite sweet and nutritious. It's a lower grower and makes a great ground cover. Each flowerhead lasts over a month and the clump can be in flower for months while the weather stays warm. Excellent cut flower. |  Costus aff. productus |
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 | Costus sp. Family: Costaceae / Zingiberaceae Spiral Ginger   Costus are easilly distinguished from other commonly cultivated gingers because the leaves spiral around the main stem like a circular stairway. In fact they are called Spiral Gingers. The Costus species are rich and varied in form, flower and growing conditions. There are short mounding forms, spreading forms and upright forms. Species and varieties: Costus afer Costus curvibracteatus Costus lucanusianus Costus malortieanus Costus productus Costus speciosus Costus spicatus Costus tappenbeckianus Costus woodsonii |  |
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 | Costus speciosus Family: Costaceae / Zingiberaceae Spiral Ginger, Crepe Ginger Origin: Malay Peninsula of Southeast Asia   Costus are easily distinguished from other commonly cultivated gingers because the leaves spiral around the main stem like a circular stairway. In fact they are called "spiral gingers". Sometimes Costus are still listed with other gingers in family Zingiberaceae, but generally they are accepted classified in a separate plant family, Costaceae, along with Dimerocostus, Monocostus and Tapeinochilos. The flowers look like crepe paper - thus the common name of crepe ginger. For best results, this plant should get from 3 to 5 hours of direct sunlight daily, and be grown in fertile, organic, moist but well-drained soil. Monthly applications of a balanced fertilizer during the summer growing season will benefit this plant. Generally crepe ginger is pest free. Crepe ginger grows from thick fleshy roots called "rhizomes". A single rhizome will produce new shoots and increase to a 3 ft wide clump in the second year under ideal growing conditions. Light: Prefers part sun but will grow in full sun if it gets plenty of moisture. Moisture: Requires regular moisture but not standing water. Hardiness: USDA Zones 7 - 12. This is the most cold-hardy of the spiral gingers, and has been tested and proven root hardy down to 0ºF (-17.8ºC). Propagation: Pieces of the rhizome, division of the clumps, or stem cuttings. Costaceae are the only gingers that can be propagated by stem cuttings. |  |
 Costus speciosus Alba |  Costus speciosus Alba |  Costus sp. |  Costus sp. |
 Costus speciosus Alba |  Costus speciosus cultivar |  Costus speciosus cultivar |
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 | Costus spicatus, Alpinia spicata Family: Costaceae / Zingiberaceae Spiked Spiralflag Origin: Tropical America Costus are easily distinguished from other commonly cultivated gingers because the leaves spiral around the main stem like a circular stairway. In fact they are called "spiral gingers". Sometimes Costus are still listed with other gingers in family Zingiberaceae, but generally they are accepted classified in a separate plant family, Costaceae, along with Dimerocostus, Monocostus and Tapeinochilos. Costus spicatus will grow in the sun if kept moist. Grows to about 6 to 7 feet tall. Leaves are about a foot long and about 4 inches wide. Plant produces a short cylindrical red cone with red-orange flowers emerging one at a time, long lasting and used as a cut flower. These plants often have close interactions with ants. The plant makes a sugary nectar which is attractive to many different kinds of ants. Ants protect the developing seeds which are under the bracts from insect enemies. Some plants have very specialized ants: they form an alliance only with one ant species, that not only get food from the plant but also get a place to nest. |  |
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 Costus tappenbeckianus terminal flower | Costus tappenbeckianus Family: Costaceae / Zingiberaceae Spiral Ginger Origin: Equatorial Africa It flowers both at the base of the plant and on the terminal ends of the long leafy stems. |  Costus tappenbeckianus terminal flower |
 Costus tappenbeckianus terminal flower |  Costus tappenbeckianus terminal flower |
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 | Monocostus uniflorus, Costus uniflorus Family: Costaceae / Zingiberaceae Lemon ginger, Single Flower Ginger, Yellow Spiral Ginger Origin: Peru   This is a soft and delicate small ginger growing with spiral stems and dark green, oval thick leaves which are about 2 inches to 2.5 inches long ( 5 to 6 cm). Large, single lemon-yellow flowers emerge at the tip of stems of graceful texture spring from a spiraling cone. It will bloom almost all year and will make a beautiful free full blooming hanging basket. |  |
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 | Tapeinochilos ananassae Family: Costaceae / Zingiberaceae Indonesian Wax Ginger, Giant Spiral Ginger Origin: Malaysia to Quinsland Indonesian Wax Ginger will reach 8 feet (2½ meters) tall with dark green soft leaves arranged spirally around bamboo-like stems. Leaves reach 15 inches (38 cm) in length by about 6 inches (15 cm) wide. It is an attractive plant but needs a lot of room to grow. In containers they need to be repotted often. The stately dark red, cone shape bract similar to an upside down pineapple is colossal and enhanced with vivid yellow flowers appearing within the basal bract. |  |
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