{"title":"Curcuma","description":"\u003ch2\u003eGrowing Curcuma Plants (Turmeric)\u003c\/h2\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eHow would you like to grow your own Turmeric plant in your garden? Well, you can as Curcuma longa is not only a great culinary and medicinal plant but a very attractive ornamental ginger plant as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe bold tropical, patterned foliage, and the exquisite flowers of curcuma are an exotic and welcome addition to any perennial garden. Most curcuma species emerge after mid-June, so they can be planted alongside spring bulbs for a continuing sequence of flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn the garden, curcuma plants prefer part sun to light shade and evenly moist soils. Many of the curcuma hybrids available today have been bred for the tropical cut flower market, so they produce fantastic, large, colorful flowers and they grow well in containers north of their hardiness zone.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn the wild, curcuma is a monsoon species, adapted to wet summers and dry winters, so container grown curcuma plants should be well watered in the summer and then kept dryer during the winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAlso known as the \u003ca title=\"Hedychium also goes by the name ginger lily\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/hedychium-ginger-plant\"\u003eginger lily\u003c\/a\u003e, curcuma has a long culinary history too. The species Curcuma longa is perhaps best known as turmeric, a yellow spice used in curry, and Curcuma zeodaria (Zeodary or white turmeric) is also a popular spice in India and southeast asia.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eAdditional Curcuma Resources\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFor more additional tips on growing and caring for curcuma plants read our article \u003ca title=\"Curcuma longa - Grow Turmeric In Your Garden\" href=\"\/blogs\/articles\/curcuma-longa-turmeric-plant-zedoaria-ginger\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCurcuma longa - Grow Turmeric In Your Garden\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAlso, check out Tony's \u003ca title=\"curcuma blog posts\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.jlbg.org\/tag\/curcuma-longa\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ecurcuma blog posts\u003c\/a\u003e over at the JLBG.org blog for more pics and information on these amazing plants.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"curcuma-elata","title":"Curcuma elata","description":"\u003cp\u003eCurcuma elata stands out in our garden as one of the finest cold-climate garden specimens in the genus \u003ca title=\"Read more about how to grow curcuma\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/blogs\/articles\/curcuma-longa-turmeric-plant-zedoaria-ginger\"\u003ecurcuma\u003c\/a\u003e. This Indochina native has thrived for nearly three decades in our Zone 7b garden with no special care. The huge, bold-textured, canna-shaped green leaves compose the giant 6' tall clump. For us, this is the earliest curcuma to flower, mid-June in NC, when the 2' tall pine cone-like spikes sprout from the base of the plant. Each flower spike is topped with bright pink bracts which serve as a mini-umbrella for the yellow flowers that peak out from the side of the cone below.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eMaintenance:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eCurcuma elata is a maintenance-free perennial for us, requiring absolutely no care in the garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eGrowing Conditions:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eWe have found Giant Plume Ginger to thrive in both light shade as well as in a few hours of sun. As long as the soil is reasonably well-drained, it can handle both slightly moist and slightly dry soils.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe clump will enlarge in time, so if you would like to spread yours around, or share with gardening friends, the underground rhizomes are easily divided anytime the ground isn't cold.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eNatural Impacts:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eCurcuma elata is a rich source of nectar for bees.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21001477701,"sku":"2004","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Curcuma-elata.i-2004.s-67744.r-1_5f02bf5e-556e-447a-b7f1-9640196a4af3.jpg?v=1785339685"},{"product_id":"curcuma-longa-snowdrift","title":"Curcuma longa Snowdrift","description":"\u003cp\u003e(aka: Curcuma petiolata 'Snowdrift') Curcuma longa 'Snowdrift' is a spectacular variegated foliage form of the popular spice, turmeric, and a great addition to the world of hardy, deciduous hidden cone gingers. Curcuma 'Snowdrift' is a wide-edged sport of the popular Curcuma 'Emperor', discovered as a mutation by Richard O'Brien. Each 18\" long x 4\" wide tricolor leaf has a green center with a creamy white edge and light green highlights...each color irregularly weaving into each other. While Curcuma 'Emperor' has a pencil-thin border, Curcuma 'Snowdrift' has a cream edge that can reach 0.75\" wide. Like all hidden cone gingers, Curcuma longa 'Snowdrift' is late to emerge, rarely making a garden appearance before mid-June in NC. The 8\" tall, pale-pink, pine cone-like flowers emerge from the base in late summer.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21024611781,"sku":"2296","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Curcuma-longa-Snowdrift.i-2296.s-68289.r-1.jpg?v=1791286498"},{"product_id":"curcuma-pink-wonder","title":"Curcuma Pink Wonder","description":"\u003cp\u003eCurcuma 'Pink Wonder' is the star of our summer woodland garden. The tardily emerging foliage finally shows itself in mid-June, with 7' tall foliage resembling a fancy giant aspidistra...green with a central burgundy stripe. The flowers on this selection emerge like pine cones on separate 1' tall stems alongside the foliage in early summer. 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