Mazhar Botanic Garden

Costus erythtrophyllus Loes

Violet spiral Flag

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001342
Common name: Violet spiral Flag
English name: Blood red spiral costus
Native: Colomnia, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil
Country: Brazil Colombia Ecuador Peru
(PGR): Very rare

Herbaceous, rhizomatous perennial, grow 1 m high leaves  bluish-green, waxy, spiral arranged, deep red underneath, 2-20 cm long, 3-10 cm wide inflorescences red to pale pink bracts in terminal spike, flower white

landscaping. indoor.  ornamental. traditional medicine

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Texture: Loam Moist Sandy
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: None
Water Sources: Well water
Climates: Subtropics Tropical
Lights: Light shade
Propagation: Stem cutting, rhizome division, fresh seeds
Flowering time: Summer
Zone: 9 : 11
pH range: 5.5-7.0
Status: Rare
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Perennial shrub
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Shop garden
Plant Uses: Indoor plant Ornamental Traditional medicine
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Evergreen
pH: Mild acid Neutral

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