We planted our Lignum-vitae tree 2 weeks ago and it is already flowering!
Daniel thinks it is amusing that he found a snake in our garden. I am not amused!
Not at all! Snakes are okay in the zoo, in a cage, out in the jungle……..they scare the jeebies out of me when they are in my garden.
Thanks to ML and her hot tip leading me to the Costus family….not Costa.
This plant is a Ginger, Costus productus. It is also called the Dwarf Spiral Ginger. I aslo found it called Costus barbatus.
The Costaceae family consists of four genera and over 150 species. Costus are native to tropical areas of Asia, Africa, Australia and the Americas. The largest genus is Costus, with over 100 species.
Ahhh, another mystery solved.
