Curcuma gingers are slow to emerge in the spring so be patient. In the tropical landscape, plant them in clusters on the shady side of bananas or among large elephant ears, philodendrons, and palms.

In 2008 the NT Department of Primary Industry released 16 new varieties of curcuma (a flowering ginger), which were Top End ready, yielded well and came in a range of exotic colours.

Q: When and how would I plant edible ginger? Does it need a chilling spell like garlic? — M.K., Houston A: We can grow culinary gingers from firm, healthy rhizomes bought at the grocery store ...

Hidden lily ginger or hidden ginger belongs to the genus Curcuma. This species is unique in that it blooms before the foliage grows out in the spring. This allows the flower spikes to be clearly seen.

I want to introduce you to a plant rarely seen in our South Florida landscapes. It is the Curcuma, a genre in the plant kingdom of some 100 species native to the subtropical world climates. The Cur… ...

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This plant is a ginger from the genus Curcuma, which is the one that the common turmeric belongs to. PHOTO: WAN MUSTAFFA. Updated. Dec 30, 2022, 11:00 AM. Published. Dec 30, 2022, 11:00 AM.

Dear Roger: Can you help me identify this plant? -Bonnie, Fairmon t Dear Bonnie: This is a curcuma, though I don't know what species. Curcumas like plenty of moisture and good fertility. They can… ...

This easy ginger syrup comes together with two pantry staples and will transform almost any drink into something special. The part we eat is the rhizome of the flowering ginger plant, or it's root ...

Three researchers in Manipur have discovered a new flowering plant species in Kakching district and have named the new plant species Curcuma kakchingense, in honour of the place where it was found.

Names like Queen Lily and Emperor belong to an incredible group or genera of gingers called Curcuma, and they are among the most beautiful plants you can grow in the landscape. As the names ...

They are beautiful flowers bred especially for the Top End of Australia, but growers have been a bit slow to take on new varieties of curcumas. In 2008 the NT Department of Primary Industry ...