Product Review
All the water marked photos (RARE PLANTS) are from my own Garden collection.They have not been photo-shopped, so this is really what the item looks like as in listing & water marked as (RARE PLANTS). LOCAL CUSTOMS CLEARANCE AND OTHER LEAGAL REGULATIONS ARE AT THE RISK AND CARE OF THE BUYER. Name in other languages of the Insulin plant: Bengali - Piasal Hindi- Banda, Bija-sal, Peisar , JARUL, Keukand Kannada - Kempu honne Malayalam - Honne, Karintakara, Vengai, Venna-maram Marathi - Honi , Pushkarmula Odisha - Vengis Sanskrit - Asana, Bandhukapushpa Tamil - Neyccarikamaram, Venkai-c-ciray , Kostam Telugu - Peddavesiga, Yeangesha Urdu- Bijasar, Dam al akhwain Gujarati - Pakarmula English - Banaba Chamaecostus cuspidatus, common name Fiery Costus or Spiral Flag, is a species of herbaceous plant in the Costaceae family native to eastern Brazil (States of Bahia and Espirito Santo) In India, it is known as insulin plant because of its use in Ayurvedic medicine for its purported anti-diabetic properties. Growth and propagation Spiral flag grows in either full sun or partial shade. It needs fertile soil and ample moisture, and is often planted near water. Propagation is by division of the clumps, cuttings, or by separating the offsets or plantlets that form below the flower heads. Mites and nematodes can be a problem, especially on light, sandy soil. The plant has no diseases are of major concern.








