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In Singapore: Bamboo Ginger, Bamboo Costus, Snake Ginger, Red Snake Ginger (Grown in Singapore)
Costus stenophyllus, the bamboo costus, is a rhizomatous plant from southern Costa Rica that grows in wet forest, often on ridges and steep slopes. It is grown as an ornamental elsewhere and needs warm, humid, shaded conditions with consistently moist soil.
Costus stenophyllus, the bamboo costus, is a species of plant endemic to Costa Rica. In southern Costa Rica, it grows in forests, most typically on ridges and steep slopes. It is also grown as an ornamental outside of its native range.
Costus stenophyllus is not easily confused with other Central American species of Costus, in part due to its narrow leaves.
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[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Costus stenophyllus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
