Don’t you love a plant with a secret? Take queen lily ginger (Curcuma petiolata), for example. The brightly-colored flowers that draw you in turn out not to be flowers at all! This is one of many ...

Cut flower producers in the Northern Territory say new varieties of curcumas have enjoyed the strong wet season and are looking great for Valentine's Day. In 2008, the NT Department of Primary ...

Dear Master Gardener: I purchased a plant called a Curcuma this week. I’ve never seen one before and it didn’t come with instructions on how to care for it. Please advise. Answer: Curcuma is a ...

Names like Queen Lily and Emperor belong to an incredible group or genera of gingers called Curcuma, and they are among the most beautiful plants you can grow in the landscape. As the names suggest, ...

THE onset of the wet season heralds the “coming alive” of dormant bulbs and rhizomes in the bare patches that have been waiting patiently for curcuma flowers. So stunning are they, they command a ...

Hidden lily ginger or hidden ginger belongs to the genus Curcuma. This species is unique in that it blooms before the foliage grows out in the spring. This allows the flower spikes to be clearly seen.

Three researchers in Manipur have discovered a new flowering plant species in Kakching district and have named the new plant species Curcuma kakchingense, in honour of the place where it was found.

Over a month ago I was gifted an exotic curcuma with two beautiful flower stalks. The tag said to give it full sun and keep it moist, so I placed it in an area that gets late afternoon sun and I added ...