Costus afer
Costus afer
- Native to:
- Angola | Benin | Burkina | Burundi | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Congo | DR Congo | Equatorial Guinea | Ethiopia | Gabon | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Gulf of Guinea Is. | Ivory Coast | Kenya | Liberia | Malawi | Mozambique | Nigeria | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Sudan-South Sudan | Tanzania | Togo | Uganda | Zimbabwe
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Costaceae
- Genus:
- Costus
- Species:
- Costus afer
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Geophyte
- Height:
- 300 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- jun,jul,aug,sep
- Bloom Colors:
- yellow, red
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- birds, butterflies
Source: deepseek-v4-flash