Dormant rhizomes available to order now for spring delivery. Orders will be shipped out based on your region’s last average freeze date. If a specific date is preferred please mention in your order comments.
Curcuma alismatifolia ‘Solar’ from the Siam series is a much sought after cultivar that finally started becoming available last year. Within pure Curcuma alimatifolia there are no reds or yellows. Yellow as a bract color is exceptionally rare within all Curcuma species. ‘Solar’ is the closest yet to yellow with its creamy coloring. Some promotional photos are highly saturated and are not accurate. The cream coloring is still unique and the bracts have a wavy look to them adding to the presentation. Since ‘Solar’ is a pure Curcuma alismatifolia it needs a sunny position in the well drained garden. It is an easy to grow cultivar well suited to pot culture as well.
Grows to 1.5 feet in medium to full sun, hardy in Zone 8 and above.