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Costus dubius

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Afrikanischer Costus, African Costus, Spiral Ginger
Synonyme: Costus albus, Costus zechii, Zingiber dubium
(10 Korn)

immergrüne, rhizombildende Staude bis ca. 1,5 m mit spiralförmig angeordneten, lanzettlichen, tiefgrünen Blättern und grundständigen, aufrechten, kegelförmigen Blütenständen, bestehend aus zahlreichen grünen Brakteen mit jeweils einer weißen Blüten mit aufflällig gelbem Fleck

Steckbrief
Family:	Costaceae Ingwergewächse	Evergreen:	yes
Origin:	Africa	Fragrance:	yes
Group:	Perennial	Flower:	white, white-cream, white-yellowish
Zone:	11	Flowering:
Hibernate:	mind. 10-15°C	Fruits:	Beeren
To use as:	Topfgarten, Wintergarten	Locations:	semi-shade to sun
Toxic:		Rare:

Sowing Instruction
Propagation:	Seeds/Division
Pre-Treatment:	soak ca. 24-48 h in lukewarm water
Sowing Time:	all year round > only fresh seeds germinate reliably
Sowing Deep:	ca. 0,5 cm
Sowing Mix:	Coir or sowing mix + sand or perlite
Germination Temperature:	ca. 25-28°C
Location:	bright + keep constantly moist, not wet
Germination Time:	ca. 3-6 weeks
Irrigation:	in the growing season richly water
Fertilization:	biweekly 0,2%ig or long-term fertilizer
Pests:	Spider mites > especially under glass
Substrate:	potting soil + sand or perlite
Culture:	hell bei ca. 15-20°C + konstant feucht halten
Overwintering:	Older specimens bright at approx. 10-15°C and according to ambient temperature just so much to water that the root ball not dries out completely.
Note:	Zimmerkultur mit entsprechend hoher Luftfeuchtigkeit und Licht ist möglich!
	Sep 8. Saturday, 2012

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