Excellent both as garden specimens or container plants.įlowers form at the end of growing tips in midsummer through to early autumn, some species will flower from the base. In China they are used as a medicinal plant and have been for many years.Įasy to grow, they prefer partial sun and do well in rich, moist well drained soil. These are the ones that from at the base of the plant such as on C. Some Costus species produce flowers on the stems, others produce basal flowers. cuspidatus, C.productus (Costus comosus) are others to look for. Other names include Monocostus and Dimerocostus.Ĭostus come in many forms, from low growing mounded plants to taller growing Costus vareties. They are also listed as Cheilocostus and Chamaecostus as recently some species have been renamed. They differ greatly in both flowering and growth habit, however many very ornamental forms are available for sale.Ĭostus are distinguished from other gingers by foliage, it grows with a spiral habit around the main stem. These attractive flowering plants come from Australia as well as Africa, China and South East Asia.

With the common name of Spiral Gingers, Costus are a tropical to sub tropical species grown as an ornamental understory plant.

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