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 Photo# 16893 Specimen# R3153 Costus 'Purple Passion' From Panama, |
 Photo# 16891 Specimen# R3153 Costus 'Purple Passion' From Panama, |
 Photo# 16892 Specimen# R3153 Costus 'Purple Passion' From Panama, |
 Photo# 16894 Specimen# R3153 Costus 'Purple Passion' From Panama, |
 Photo# 16888 Specimen# R3153 Costus 'Purple Passion' From Panama, |
 Photo# 16890 Specimen# R3153 Costus 'Purple Passion' From Panama, |
 Photo# 16889 Specimen# R3153 Costus 'Purple Passion' From Panama, |
 Photo# 16887 Specimen# R3153 Costus 'Purple Passion' From Panama, |
 Photo# 16886 Specimen# R3153 Costus 'Purple Passion' From Panama, |
 Photo# 16885 Specimen# R3153 Costus 'Purple Passion' From Panama, |
 Photo# 16884 Specimen# R3153 Costus 'Purple Passion' From Panama, |
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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.