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 Photo# 16884 Accession# R3153 Costus pulverulentus 'Purple Passion' |
 Photo# 16885 Accession# R3153 Costus pulverulentus 'Purple Passion' |
 Photo# 16886 Accession# R3153 Costus pulverulentus 'Purple Passion' |
 Photo# 16887 Accession# R3153 Costus pulverulentus 'Purple Passion' |
 Photo# 16888 Accession# R3153 Costus pulverulentus 'Purple Passion' |
 Photo# 16889 Accession# R3153 Costus pulverulentus 'Purple Passion' |
 Photo# 16890 Accession# R3153 Costus pulverulentus 'Purple Passion' |
 Photo# 16891 Accession# R3153 Costus pulverulentus 'Purple Passion' |
 Photo# 16892 Accession# R3153 Costus pulverulentus 'Purple Passion' |
 Photo# 16893 Accession# R3153 Costus pulverulentus 'Purple Passion' |
 Photo# 16894 Accession# R3153 Costus pulverulentus 'Purple Passion' |
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PLANT FAMILY: Costaceae BOTANICAL NAME: Costus pulverulentus 'Purple Passion' FORMAL SCIENTIFIC NAME: STATUS : CONTINENT: Neotropical SYNONYMS: BOTANICAL NOTES: Unknown origin, received from Carla Black in Panama. Named and introduced by Dave Skinner. 'Purple Passion' is similar to 'Pink Lips' except that the undersides of the leaves and the ligules are a deep purple color. The plant grows to about 1 meter high with a strong spiral shape, vegetative parts are glabrous, ligule deep purple, truncate, 5 mm long. The main page with information about the species Costus pulverulentus can be found at PID 3353. Cultivar Registry Photo at http://www.gingersrus.com/Registry/Costus_PurplePassion.jpg GINGERSRUS CATALOG LISTING: 
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I found this plant growing in Panama in Carla Black's garden, but I do not know the original collection location. The flowers clearly are C. pulverulentus flowers, but it must be a hybrid with some other species, perhaps Costus laevis. The deep purple undersides to the leaves and the purple bands on the ligules are beautiful, and I do have a passion for beautiful foliage in my Costus. It flowers easily and grows to less than 4 feet tall, making it an easy one for the greenhouse.