Zebra costus

Zebra costus

                                     
  ID#637
 
 

Tropical placed in a large planter to create a tropical forest feel, provide shade and color to complement the new orchids that are now hanging in the glasshouse.

HEIGHT X SPREAD: several feet tall PLANT TYPE: Tropical - Evergreen GROWTH RATE: fast TEXTURE: bold LIGHT: filtered light, only. WATER: moist well, drained, SOIL: organic, well drain
As observed in Coastal NC. BLOOMS: orange/red on tall spikes emerging from the ground FRUIT AND SEED: N/A, propagate by division. KEY FEATURES: leaves....
A year cycle in the life of ...... at Mooring Hitch Plant placed in very large container along with other tropicals. growing fast and healthy. -Plant perish during hurricane flood august 2011. Plant appeared relatively easy to grow, I will consider it again in a none flood Zone.
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June 2012

July. 2011

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