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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 2 feet to 4 feet
Plant Spread: 2 feet to 3 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Deciduous
Other: 12-15 inch long, glossy green with distinctive raised veins.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Other: 5 to 6 inch long spikes with yellow flowers surrounded by violet-pink upper bracts and pale to dark green lower bracts.
Bloom Size: Under 1"
4"-5"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Groundcover
Cut Flower
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • Hidden Ginger
  • Jewel of Thailand
  • Queen Lily
  • Hidden Lily
  • Siam Tulip

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Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2023-09-27
Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2024-09-01
Location: Summeville, SC
Location: Summeville, SC
This is the actual flower.
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2019-08-02
Curcuma Petiolata - Hidden Ginger 018
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2018-08-28
Hidden Ginger Bloom 010
Location: Savannah, Georgia, USA
Date: 2013-09-01
Location: Indoors in a vase of water
Date: 2019-08-01
I often cut these 6" to 7" stems that look nice 3 days in water.
Location: My garden
Date: August
Hidden Lily Bloom
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2019-08-02
Curcuma Petiolata - Hidden Ginger 019
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2012-08-22
Plant Events from our members
tabbycat On April 28, 2024 Plant emerged
harvested some into a pot to move when i move
tabbycat On July 7, 2022 Bloomed
Found 1st flowers of 2022 under 4' full grown leaves
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