The image presents a close-up, vertical view of a flowering plant, identified as a *Costus* species, observed within the city of Dinant, Belgium

The image presents a close-up, vertical view of a flowering plant, identified as a *Costus* species, observed within the city of Dinant, Belgium. The central feature is a green, conical inflorescence, approximately 7-8 cm in height, densely arranged with numerous cream-colored, elongated bracts or bud-like structures. Two partially open flowers extend from the right side of this cone, displaying white petals with distinct reddish-pink margins and yellow centers. Broad, dark green leaves with prominent parallel venation are visible in the foreground, lower left, and partially framing the inflorescence. A small, black insect is present on a lower leaf, and several minute dark specks are visible on the green inflorescence. The background consists of blurred green foliage, consistent with an outdoor, natural or cultivated environment under diffused daylight.