Buy Rare and Beautiful Bamboo Costus - Stunning Cane Costus Plant for Sale!

Description

Common name:

Bamboo Costus, Cane Costus, Bamboo Ginger

Category:

Indoor Plants, Shrubs

Family:

Zingiberaceae or Ginger family

Light:

Sun growing, Semi shade, Shade growing

Water:

Normal, Can tolerate more

Primarily grown for:

Foliage

Flowering season:

Year-around flowering, Flowers in flushes throughout the year

Flower or Inflorescence color:

Red, Yellow

Foliage color:

Green

Plant Height or length:

2 to 4 meters

Plant Spread or Width:

1 to 2 meters

Plant Form:

Upright or Erect

Special Character:

• Rare Plant or difficult to get plant
• Good for screening
• Good for Hedges and Borders
• Good on seaside
• Grows best in humid and warm regions

Generally available in India in quantities of:

Less than ten

Plant Description:

- The stems of this costus are very pretty. They are almost like those of a palm or a bamboo.
- This variety is suited for growing in pots as well as the ground.
- Planting in the ground is preferred as the mature plants flower more often.
- It a dwarf type that is evergreen and found in forests iin south east asia.
- The small flowers appear one by one and have a tubular orange corolla surrounding a largely hidden yellow lip.

Growing tips:

- Hardy plants in the ground as well as pots.
- Costus like warm and humid condition, moist soil and semi shade.
- The soils should have a good amount of organic matter in them.