Curcuma elata United States Hybrid but it is also required

but it is also required by the larvae of monarch butterflies

we actually say that to all the selaginellas

this is usually not an issue

so don't plant it near smaller

The flowers fade from bright pink to white

Curcuma elata United States Hybrid but it is also requiredCurcuma elata stands out in our garden as one of the finest cold climate garden specimens in the genus curcuma. This Indochina native has thrived for nearly three decades in our Zone 7b garden with no special care. The huge, bold textured, canna shaped green leaves compose the giant 6' tall clump. For us, this is the earliest curcuma to flower, mid June in NC, when the 2' tall pine cone like spikes sprout from the base of the plant. Each flower spike