Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Costus Amazonicus Variegated, 1 by gingersrus

gingersrus wrote:
It is is evergreen - not deciduous. There are only two species of Costus that are truly deciduous. Costus spectabilis and Costus subsessilis. If grown in a warm greenhouse it will stay evergreen and bloom as in this photo.
http://www.gingersrus.com/images/ImageFrame.php?ImageID=1062...

Not sure whether that would work in the house unless there is enough light and humidity.

The correct identity of this plant is Costus arabicus 'Variegatus'. It was incorrectly identified many years ago and the wrong name has stuck around in horticulture ever since.