Gingersrus Database Taxon ID 7529Costus sinningiiflorus 'Emerald Crinkles'OLD NAME: Costus guanaiensis 'Emerald Crinkles' NEW NAME: Costus sinningiiflorus 'Emerald Crinkles' NAME CHANGE NOTES: Form of Costus sinningiiflorus FULL SCIENTIFIC NAME: STATUS : registered cultivar CONTINENT: Neotropical FIELD OBSERVATIONS:(If field observations are available, you can click on the link to open in a new window.) PHOTOS:(If photos are available, you can click on the link to open in a new window.) SYNONYMS: BOTANICAL NOTES: This form of Costus sinningiiflorus was found in two locations in Amazon basin near Iquitos, Peru. 'Emerald Crinkles' is named for the wavy, undulating form of the bract appendages. The plant grows to about 1 1/2 meters tall. Inflorescence is terminal on a leafy stem, bracts have foliacious green appendages, flowers are creamy white with red lines on the spreading labellums. Vegetative parts are hairy. Cultivar Registry Photo at http://www.gingersrus.com/Registry/Costus_EmeraldCrinkles.jpg Cultivar published in the Heliconia Society Quarterly Bulletin, Vol. 19, No. 4, December, 2013.
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