Costus spicatus

Plant Description: Costus spicatus is a tall ginger with unusual foliage. The stems, which are true stems, spiral like a corkscrew, and the leaves themselves spiral around the main stem. The dark green leaves are 12″ long and 4″ wide. The inflorescence is a short cylindrical red-orange cone with flowers of the same color emerging from between the bracts one at a time.