Costus lucanusianus
Costus lucanusianus
- Native to:
- Angola | Burkina | Burundi | Cabinda | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Chad | Congo | DR Congo | Equatorial Guinea | Ethiopia | Gabon | Ghana | Guinea | Gulf of Guinea Is. | Ivory Coast | Liberia | Nigeria | Sierra Leone | Sudan-South Sudan | Togo | Uganda
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Costaceae
- Genus:
- Costus
- Species:
- Costus lucanusianus
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Geophyte
- Height:
- 150 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- may,jun,jul,aug,sep,oct
- Bloom Colors:
- yellow, orange, red
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- butterflies, hummingbirds
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- None required
- Germination Time:
- 14–30 days
- Notes:
- Seeds germinate readily in warm, moist conditions. Can also be propagated vegetatively from rhizome divisions.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI