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Ginger flower

costus barbatus

Habitat:

spotted in a friend's garden

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3 Comments

auntnance123
auntnance123 12 years ago

Johnathan thanks for the tip. It is not a true ginger but a costus, or spiral ginger.

Jonathan Sequeira
Jonathan Sequeira 12 years ago

This looks like Costus sp , I will like to see more of the leaves, Costus are a little close to gingers but no fragance in the plant...

Violet von Tesla
Violet von Tesla 13 years ago

Very nice!

auntnance123
Spotted by
auntnance123

Cocoa, Florida, USA

Spotted on May 17, 2011
Submitted on May 17, 2011

Spotted for Mission

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