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Costus woodsonii
About
Costus woodsonii, the red button ginger or scarlet spiral flag, is a species of flowering plant in the family Costaceae, native to Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia. A rhizomatous geophytic perennial, it is recommended for coastal gardens, borders, containers, and general wet, tropical garden applications. It is more widely cultivated than other species of Costus. Costus woodsonii was first described by Paul Maas in 1972 and is named for Robert Woodson of the Missouri Botanical Garden.
- Family
- Costaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Costus woodsonii
- Slug
- costus-woodsonii
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Costaceae
- Genus
- Costus
- Species
- woodsonii
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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