Tags: Heirloom Open Pollinated

Growing Practices: No Pesticides No Herbicides No Fungicides No Synthetic Fertilizers

Latin Name: Zingiberaceae

Days to Maturity: VARIED

Description:

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HIDDEN GINGER PLANTS AND THEIR RHIZOME ARE SMALL AND DELICATE COMPARED TO MANY GINGERS. THE RHIZOMES ARE SMALL FINGER CLUSTERS. IF A FINGER BREAKS OFF, PLANT IT ALSO.

WHAT THE PLANT LACKS IN SIZE IS MORE THAN MADE UP FOR WITH ITS BEAUTY. THIS IS A PERFECT PLANT FOR CONTAINERS AND TO TUCK INTO ROCK GARDENS AND SMALL SPACES. IT CAN BE PLANTED IN MULTIPLES OR PLANT AS A SINGLE SPECIMAN THROUGHOUT THE LANDSCAPE.

NO HEAT PACKS AVAILABLE. SHIPS VIA USPS. WE RECYCLE PACKING/PACKAGING MATERIALS.

LISTING IS FOR CLUSTER OF RHIZOME FOR THE HIDDEN GINGER. THE LISTING IS NOT FOR A PLANT. RHIZOME WILL NEED TO BE PLANTED AT GROWER'S APPROPRIATE TIME. GINGER PLANTS GROW ON RHIZOMES, NOT BULBS, BUT THERE IS NOT A RHIZOME SELECTION UNDER TYPE SO I USED BULB OR ROOT CUTTING.

HIDDEN GINGER

Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids Order: Zingiberales
Family: Zingiberaceae Genus: Curcuma
Species: C. petiolata Binomial name
Curcuma petiolata

COMMON NAME: JEWEL OF THAILAND, SIAM TULIP, HIDDEN GINGER, PASTEL HIDDEN GINGER, HIDDEN LILY OR QUEEN LILY AND MORE.

BEAUTIFUL TROPICAL BROAD LEAVES SUPPORT SMALL DELICATE PASTEL FLOWERS.

GROW IN CONTAINERS OR IN THE GROUND

MATURE PLANT HEIGHT IS 2 TO 4 FOOT TALL IN OUR ZONE 9B AREA

FLOWERS ARE AT THE BASE OF LEAVES LIKE A HIDDEN JEWEL
BROAD, VEINED LEAVES ARE ORNAMENTAL
CAN WITHSTAND SOME COOL WEATHER
PLANTS GOES DORMANT IN EARLY WINTER AND CAN BE SLOW TO EMERGE IN SPRING - MARK THE AREA AROUND THE RHIZOMES IF YOU PLANT IN THE GROUND SO YOU KNOW WHERE THE RHIZOMES ARE.

IN COLDER AREAS RHIZOMES SHOULD BE PICKED UP AND STORED AND REPLANTED IN EARLY SPRING.

PLANTS DO WELL IN SEMI SHADE, DAPPLED SUN AND LIMITED FULL SUN

THE PLANTS LIKE WARM, HUMID LOCATIONS WITH ADEQUATE WATER IN WELL DRAINING SOIL.

THESE PLANTS WERE ORGANICALLY GROWN IN ZONE 9B. PLEASE RESEARCH TO SEE HOW THESE PLANTS WILL GROW IN YOUR AREA.

PLANTS REPRODUCE VIA RHIZOMES AND CAN EASILY INCREASE PLANTS.

SHIPS TO CONTIGUOUS USA ONLY.

THANK YOU AND HAPPY GARDENING.

Story of this Seed:

PART OF OUR GINGER GARDEN, SMALL BUT CERTAINLY A STAR. OUR FAMILY HAS GROWN THIS DELICATE BEAUTY FOR YEARS.

Growing Tips:

DO NOT PLANT THE RHIZOME TOO DEEP. THIS IS A SMALL DELICATE RHIZOME. IN THE GROUND OR IN A CONTAINER - MAKE A SLIGHT DEPRESSION. LAY THE RHIZOME ON THE SIDE AND COVER WITH ABOUT AN INCH OF SOIL. CHECK FROM TIME TO TIME TO MAKE SURE THE RHIZOME STAYS COVERED.

WATER LIGHTLY. PLACE IN WARM LOCATION WITH INDIRECT LIGHT.

MAKE SURE SOIL IS WELL DRAINING. TOO MUCH SITTING WATER CAN ROT THE LITTLE RHIZOME.

IN WARM PLANTING ZONES, RHIZOMES CAN BE LEFT IN THE CONTAINER OR GROUND ALL YEAR.
IN COOLER PLANTING ZONES, RHIZOMES CAN BE DUG UP AND OVERWINTERED.. PLANT BACK OUT IN SPRING TIME.
PLANTS LIKE DAPPLED SUN/SHADE AND LIMITED DIRECT SUN.