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

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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:
may,jun,jul,aug,sep,oct
Bloom Colors:
white, pink, red

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:
birds, butterflies

Propagation & Germination

Stratification:
None required
Germination Time:
14–30 days
Notes:
Seeds germinate readily in warm, moist conditions. Fresh seeds have higher viability than stored seeds.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI