Re: Curcuma neilgherrientis culture?

From: mood at poi.net (John Mood) on 1997.10.04 at 14:54:39(1383) Dear Barbara, Obviously you need to be on the non-existant ginger net, but to answer the question: the beautiful small, yellow flowered Zingiberaceae will usually go dormant around this time of year. Here in Hawaii I just let them go dormant and pay no further attention. They do get rainfall during this period, which doesn't seem to affect them. They come back as one of the early flowering species. Also I've never saw a 2 ft. tall specimen. Most are less than 1 ft. in our conditions and the Flora of Punjab describes it as shorter than 16 in. So you either have a very healthy plant or it is not C. neilgherrensis (proper spelling). The inflor. is normally no more than 4 in. long by 2 in. dia. with bright yellow flowers and pale yellow-green bracts. It originates from India and was described in 1853. Good luck with whatever you have. Send me a photo and I'll give you an ID. John Mood +More >I just received a gift of this Curcuma neilgherrientis and it is quite sturdy in >an 8" clay pot, stands about 2' tall. For winter care, should I keep it growing >in the warm greenhouse, or let it dry off or what? Any help would be >appreciated. >Barbara M. Humphreys > > > > >

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