Blood Red Spiral Costus
Costus erythrophyllus
Also known as Oxblood Ginger
- Habit
- Herb
- Flowering
- April-October
How to identify Blood Red Spiral Costus
Identify Blood Red Spiral Costus by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Leaves flushed deep red-purple.
- Confirm flower colour: Red.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: April-October.
- Confirm it sits within the Costaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Blood Red Spiral Costus.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Costus erythrophyllus
- Genus
- Costus
- Family
- Costaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Garden plant
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Distribution
- West South America to North Brazil
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-October
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Costaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Redrecorded
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Blood Red Spiral Costus itself; the rest are typical of the Costaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Blood Red Spiral Costus
Blood Red Spiral Costus (Costus erythrophyllus) is a herb in the Costaceae family. It grows in garden plant. Flowering and fruiting run from April to October.
Costaceae
Costus Family
Blood Red Spiral Costus belongs to the Costaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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