April 12, 2005

  • 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.