Scientific name: Costus woodsonii
Common name: Red button ginger, French kiss, dwarf cone ginger, scarlet spiral flag, dwarf lipstick plant, Panama candle plant
Chinese name: 红闭鞘姜 (hong bi qiao jiang),
Cantonese nickname: hung wan tong tao (arrival of good fortune)
Family: Costaceae
Origin: from Nicaragua to Columbia in Central America
Category: Tropical perennial herb
Photo taken at: My home garden
The bloom which is a bright red cone shaped inflorescence. The real flower is the tiny orange-yellow one jutting out from the tightly wrapped red bracts. The deep green foliage contrasts well with the bright red blooms.
This is my entry for Blooming Friday. The theme this week is "Contrasts". To participate or view other entries, visit here here or click on the image below.
Lovely colour. Have a nice weekend/Gela
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic plant.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing it.
Have a nice weekend
Gunilla
I agree, what a stunning plant. Red and green, one of the strongest contrasts too. Nice plant. Wishing you a good weekend :-)
ReplyDeleteIt is a lovely plant and the colour does contrast well with the foliage. Interesting that the real flower is so small.
ReplyDeleteA stunning plant, indeed! A real eye-catcher1
ReplyDeleteHi Autumn Belle, i haven't seen this red Costus, but last garden sale in the biggest garden center in Quezon City, i saw an orange colored one. Maybe i should post it in the future, but it is not labeled so i don't know the variety or species.
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