Costus speciosus

Crepe Ginger, Kosht, Pevta

Spiritual Message by the Mother/ Quotes by Sri Aurobindo

Revelation is the direct sight, the direct hearing or the inspired memory of Truth, drishti, sruti, smriti; it is the highest experience and always accessible to renewed experience. Not because God spoke it, but because the soul saw it, is the word of the Scriptures our supreme authority.

Sri Aurobindo, Essays Divine and Human: Jnana

The Vedic seers seem to speak of two primary faculties of the "truth-conscious" soul; they are Sight and Hearing, by which is intended direct operations of an inherent Knowledge describable as truth-vision and truth-audition and reflected from far-off in our human mentality by the faculties of revelation and inspiration.

Sri Aurobindo, The Life Divine - I: The Supermind as Creator

Revelation is greater than inspiration—it brings the direct knowledge and seeing, inspiration gives the expression, but the two are not always equal.

Sri Aurobindo, Letters on Poetry and Art: Mystic Poetry and Spiritual Poetry

Varieties

Message of the Flower

Revelation

The Mother’s Comment

The true revelation is the revelation of the Divine.

Colour

Rose purple, white, deep red

Message of the Flower

Integral Revelation

The Mother’s Comment

Half-way to transformation.

Colour

White, golden yellow, pale pink, deep red

Family

Zingiberaceae

Person who named the flower

J. König

Flower Size

Not specifically mentioned

Flower Texture

Concave, plicate with crisped margins

Number of Petals

Three lobed corolla

Floral Symmetry

Radially symmetrical

Fragrance of Flower

Not specified

Leaf Texture

Subsessile, sheathing at base

Leaf Arrangement

Spirally arranged

Leaf Color

Green

Structural Variation (Shrub or Tree)

Herbaceous

Life Cycle

Perennial

Blooming Period

August to October

Climate

Native to tropical Asia, adaptable

Water Requirements

Regular, never let soil dry out

Soil Type

Well-drained loamy or sandy loam

Temperature Ranges

20-30℃, can withstand low temperatures above 0℃

Sun or Shade

Warm and light conditions, can acclimate to full sun

Susceptibility to Insects and Diseases

Resistant, watch for caterpillars and toxic moths

Pollinators

Not specified

Habitat

Sparse forests, moist valleys, roadsides, water ditches

Role in the Ecosystem

Used for greening and medicinal purposes

Quotations

Not specified

Ornamental

Yes, used as fresh-cut flowers, garden greening

Uses in Other Aspects of Life

Medicinal and ornamental

Endangered Status

Not specified