Curcuma hybrid ‘Flamingo’ is a lesser known but beautiful hybrid in the Sawadee series. Unlike the “wide crosses” of most in this series, this one is a new take on a “traditional” hybrid. ‘Flamingo’ is a Curcuma alismatifolia x Curcuma rhabdota hybrid. This is one of the most successful and most loved crosses (Shadow, Pink Butterfly, Sparkling, etc.). No others have such a dark foliage stripe like this though! The inflorescence is bold as well and makes a great cut flower. In the garden these prefer a medium to full sun spot. ‘Flamingo’ had a very limited production run last year. We didn’t receive any stock til it was too late in the year to release. This year we should have them in late spring and all season.
Grows to 1-1.5′ in medium to full sun