Gingersrus Database Taxon ID 7831Costus 'Julie's Kiss'OLD NAME: Costus 'Julie's Kiss' NEW NAME: Costus 'Julie's Kiss' NAME CHANGE NOTES: Hybrid cultivated by Russel Low 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: Published September 2019, Heliconia Society Bulletin, Vol. 25, No. 3 Grows up to 3 meters tall with elongated, elliptic leaves. Pseudostem, leaves and bracts are all very hairy like 'Alan's Red'. Inflorescence is terminal making a cone similar to 'Red Feathers' but acutely triangular bracts at the apex without bract appendages. The flowers are tubular (not flared) and orange in color.
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