Gingersrus Database Taxon ID 7836Costus 'Nishi Variegated'OLD NAME: Costus 'Nishi Variegated' NEW NAME: Costus 'Nishi Variegated' NAME CHANGE NOTES: 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: Russel Low registration of a cultivar of a plant he found in a nursery, origin unknown. DESCRIPTION: A short plant, growing to 60 cm tall with heavily dark green and light green to creamy white variegated leaves. Pseudostems and leaves are glabrous. Inflorescence is terminal making a tiny cone that is variegated like the leaves, with non-appendaged bracts. Flowers are white with a yellow centre on the labellum, flaring petals. HORTICULTURAL NOTES: ACCESSIONS:Click links (if any) to see details of individual collections.
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