Gingers

Curcuma is a genus of about 80 accepted species in the plant family Zingiberaceae that contains such species as turmeric and Siam Tulip. Since assembly of the genus Curcuma by Linnaeus in 1753 about 130 species have been described so far. Some of the species descriptions are without Latin diagnosis
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The best time to plant gingers is in the early spring I would recommend mid March

Ideally you should consider chatted rhizomes or recent imports or divisions to ensure freshness strength and viability. Try the Pot and Grass Company a reliable supplier.

Use a good quality compost and mix in
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Himalayan Flowering Ginger and Chinese Butterfly Ginger Lilies are easy to grow and are grown for their foliage and their exotic, colourful, fragrant flowering heads which flower in late summer or autumn and consist of spikes of tubular flowers with prominent anthers, flowering in all shades of yellow, pink and red. The ginger flowers are followed by fruits containing sometimes colourful seeds

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