Big wet kiss

Posted by Sacha on January 7, 2012, 6:45 am

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I've just had an email from an Aussie friend who spent Christmas in
North Queensland.  One of her photos, taken in a rainforest, is of a
plant called Big Wet Kiss. Apparently, its real name is Costus scaber.
I prefer the other name.  ;-)
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www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon

Posted by Bob Hobden on January 7, 2012, 11:31 am

"Sacha" wrote

One Ozzy site says it will survive down to -10°C . An addition to your
collection maybe?
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Posted by Sacha on January 7, 2012, 11:43 am

I shall have to look for it!
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www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon

Posted by Jake on January 7, 2012, 1:26 pm

Have a butchers at
http://www.hardytropicals.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f 1&tƒ83
and scroll down to second post for info from someone who's grown it in
UK. May not be that outdoor-hardy in UK.

Cheers, Jake
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Urgling happily from the dryer end of Swansea Bay.

Posted by Sacha on January 7, 2012, 4:32 pm

Thanks, Jake. I think that spiral one is very pretty but I doubt it's
one we'd have a lot of demand for. That said, a lot of people on that
forum have bought stuff from us in the past. I imagine its worst enemy
here - in terms of growing outdoors - would be wet roots in winter.
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon