{"product_id":"costus-spectabilis","title":"Costus spectabilis","description":"This extraordinary member of the spiral ginger genus ( \u003cem\u003eCostus\u003c\/em\u003e ) originates from tropical Africa. \u003cem\u003eCostus spectabilis\u003c\/em\u003e is the national flower of Nigeria and is also featured on the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coat_of_arms_of_Nigeria\"\u003enational coat of arms\u003c\/a\u003e .\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis spiral ginger is a geophyte and grows primarily in seasonally dry, tropical climates. It survives the dry season leafless as an underground rhizome. During the rainy season, it sprouts very quickly and forms the typical four-leaved, flat rosette, which makes it look like a giant clover. The individual leaves grow to about 15 cm long and wide and have fine, light green longitudinal stripes and a narrow, red margin. From the center emerges a single, trumpet-shaped, yellow flower that reaches up to 15 cm in height and a diameter of approximately 10 cm. Several of these flowers can develop during a single growing season, but only one at a time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Towards the end of the rainy season, the leaves die off and the plant survives the dry months underground as a rhizome.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e You will receive a sprouting rhizome in a 9cm square pot. The rhizome pieces are of varying sizes and are approximately 10cm long.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThese rather small rhizomes grow into surprisingly large plants! The plants in the gallery photos, with a diameter of approximately 30 cm, grew from exactly these kinds of rhizomes.","brand":"Jungle Leaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56319118639481,"sku":"Cos003","price":24.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0951\/8389\/6953\/files\/Costus-spectabilis-01.jpg?v=1764915365","url":"https:\/\/www.jungle-leaves.de\/en\/products\/costus-spectabilis","provider":"Jungle Leaves","version":"1.0","type":"link"}