For those gardeners with an affection for quirky plants, ones that just look different and are appreciated for their uniqueness - may we offer this ginger, Indian Suprise, for your consideration. One more in our grouping of hardy (it's a relative term and in all honesty, these won't make it through a Cleveland, OH winter) gingers, this sizzling orange cone shaped is a dazzler. Producing brilliantly colored bracts that last for weeks and weeks, this clump forming tropical catches the eye and wins hearts. Happiest in dappled sun to light shade and in average soil.
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3-7pkgs.
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8-11 pkgs.
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$7.16
Common Name:
Flowering ginger, hidden cone ginger
Botanical Name:
Curcuma zedoaria 'Indian Suprise'
Colors:
Orange tipped flowers (bracts) and wide, tropical foliage
Height:
2-3 feet
Exposure:
Dappled sun to light shade
Hardiness:
Zones 8-11 and to warmer parts of zone 7 with protective mulch; elsewhere lift tubers in autumn and store indoors
Bloom Time:
Summer
Bulb Size:
Large irregular tubers, see photo in Image Gallery above