Wednesday, 9 May 2007

Thai Tulip or Curcuma



This flower fascinates me. At one stage I thought of growing it commercially, but couldn;t get the support of my flower growing partners. I think it would grow easily here, especially if we got our summer rains. One drawback is that it only flowers once a year, and we are used to plants flowering non stop all year round.

They are a member of the ginger plant family.

I do have some in my garden.

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