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Costus scaber - Spiral Ginger


Costus scaber -  Spiral Ginger (Costus scaber -  Spiral Ginger)

This Spiral Ginger has orange cones and red-orange-yellow flowers...you can see it's just starting to bloom. Photo taken in Balboa Park, San Diego, CA. on Sept 29, 2010.



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Great photo Palmate..

7 Oct, 2010

 

Palmate, thanks! : >)

7 Oct, 2010

 

Cannot wait to see the blooms......

7 Oct, 2010

 

Dottydaisy2:

It's just starting to bloom...I'll take another photo soon. : > )

8 Oct, 2010

 

Oh good will look forward to seeing it.....

11 Oct, 2010

 

Dottydaisy2:

Great! I should be taking more pics of this plant in the next couple of weeks

11 Oct, 2010

 

Does it give white blooms Del?

12 Oct, 2010

 

Camillia:

The flowers are red-orange with yellow. You're thinking of Costus speciosus - Crepe Ginger...which has the large white flowers.

12 Oct, 2010



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