costus speciosus variegated

costus speciosus variegated

국표 생강과에 9속이 있으나 costus속은 없다.

COSTUS SPECIOSUS 'VARIEGATED'
Variegated Crepe Ginger

Variegated foliage is great when incorporated to any garden. It adds a a nice contrast to the usually green background.
There are many different plants with variegated leaves for you to choose from, but none of them are as tactile as this Ginger. The under side of each leaf is coated with delicate hairs that are soft to the touch.
This is one of the largest of the species, the stems sometimes getting so heavy that they fall over.
The delicate flower looks as if they were made from crepe paper, thus the common name, Crepe Ginger.
It may loose it's leaves or die to the ground in the winter but promptly re-sprouts when the weather warms up.

FAMILY : Zingiberaceae
ORIGIN : India, Malaysia
TYPE/USES : potted plant, landscape accents
SIZE : 5' on average
GROWTH RATE : average
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS : filtered light
WATER REQUIREMENTS : average
MIN. TEMP. : high 20's
FLOWER : early fall

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Costus speciosus variegata

Red Stemmed Variegated Crepe Ginger

A tropical spiral ginger with strongly white-variegated leaves and a red colored stem. The cone like flowers are reddish in bud emerging with large crepe-like white flower. Great as a cut foliage. Easy to grow, bright shade, rich soil, regular moisture. Needs a frost free location. Give it some room, it can get 6' tall and equally as wide under good conditions. From India and Malaysia, can die to the ground in the cool season, but usually re-sprouts from the roots when it warms up. Syn. Cheilocostus speciosus.

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