Costus scaber - Spiral Ginger
By Delonix1
7 Oct, 2010
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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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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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Great photo Palmate..
7 Oct, 2010