Red ginger can also be grown as a houseplant and its cut flowers can be used in arrangements. What is traditionally called the flower is actually the floral bracts (. A delightful, smallish ginger native to lowland rainforests in Central America and Colombia with sturdy shoots that hold short, spirally arranged leaves and showy, bright red, terminal inflorescences. It tends to like to be well watered and not left to dry out. Red ginger can grow tall up to 8 feet, and it has a spectacular flower spike. Costus woodsonii Red Button Ginger, Dwarf French Kiss Ginger Buy seeds at Seeds for sale starting at 6.50. It prefers partial shade and moist humid conditions, although it can tolerate full sun in some climates. Costus woodsonii Red Button Ginger Botanical Name: Costus woodsonii Common Name: Red Buttons Origin: Hispaniola Height:2-3 Light: Shade to partial sun. Red ginger can also be grown in South Florida since, in general, the region does not fall below freezing temperatures. It is also found in Samoa, where it is the national flower, and is locally called 'teuila.' Vincent, Martinique, Jamaica, Guadeloupe, Puerto Rico, Suriname (where its Dutch name is 'bokkepoot', billy-goat's foot), and many Central American nations, including Belize. Red Ginger grows in Hawaii, Trinidad, Grenada, St. It has cultivars called Jungle King and Jungle Queen. They look like the bloom, but the true flower is the small white flower on top. Alpinia purpurata, commonly referred to as red ginger, also called ostrich plume and pink cone ginger, are native Malaysian plants with showy flowers on long brightly colored red bracts.

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