Costus stenopetalus - Striped Costus, Bamboo Ginger

Scientific name: Costus stenopetalus

Common name: Striped Costus, Bamboo Ginger

Family: Costaceae

Origin: Costa Rica

Category: Perennial herb

Photo taken at: Rooftop Secret Garden of 1-Utama

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Costus curvibracteatus - Orange Tulip Ginger

Scientific name: Costus curvibracteatus

Common name: Orange Tulip Ginger

Family: Costaceae

Origin: Costa Rica and Panama

Category: Perennial herb

Photo Taken at: My home garden

Costus barbatus - The Red Tower Ginger

Scientific name: Costus barbatus

Common name: Spiral ginger, red tower ginger

Family: Costaceae

Origin: Costa Rica

Category: Tropical perennial herb

Photo Taken at: Floria 2010

“Costus barbatus 'Red' (Costaceae) at Floria 2010 - Wordless Wednesday”, a copyrighted post, was written for My Nice Garden blog by Autumn Belle @ http://www.mynicegarden.com/ on April 19th, 2011.

Costus barbatus grows in a clump, reaching a height of about 6ft. The inflorescences consist of bright, glossy red bracts that contrast beautifully with the clear yellow true flowers. The yellow tubular flowers are edible with a delightful sour lemony flavour. Grow in full sun or shade, USDA Zone 8-11. In the tropics, it is ever-blooming and the inflorescences can last for months. They attract hummingbirds. Good as cut flowers

This is my entry for Ruby Tuesday, thanks to Work of the Poet, the link is here.

Costus woodsonii

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.