This is a very pretty smaller curcuma, blooming before the foliage appears.
Curcuma Sleeping Beauty
the bloom looks about quarter size.. that's a sweet little one. Please post a picture of the foliage when that comes up.
I will do that ma'am, the blooms are all gone now so hopefully foliage isn't far behind. lol
It is tiny but I think it is just beautiful.
Liz
Liz, where did you get this Curcuma? I bought some unidentified curcuma rhizomes in Bangkok at the market and looks identical. I think it might be Curcuma oligantha. Tania Rehse is a botanist who was trying to sort out the many, many problems with Curcuma taxonomy and she said it may be the same species as Curcuma pierreana. Also have discussed this with Tim Chapman, but no one seems to know for sure. More info at http://www.gingersrus.com/DataSheet.php?PID=6190
Dave Skinner
www.gingersrus.com
I got them from Russel.