Scientific name: Curcuma longa
Synonym: Curcuma domestica
Synonym: Curcuma domestica
Common name: Turmeric
Malay name: Kunyit
Chinese name: Yellow ginger or jiang wang (薑黃)
Family: Zingiberaceae
Origin: Southeast Asia
Category: Herbaceous perennial
Photo taken at: The rooftop Secret Garden of 1-Utama
How to grow
Light : Full sun to partial shade
Soil : Rich, well-drained loam to sandy-loam
Water : Regular - soil should be moist but not waterlogged or soggy
Prune : Remove dead leave
Propagate : Underground rhizomes.
Features :
After about a year of growing and when the leaves are yellowing and wilting, it is time to harvest the ginger. You can propagate turmeric from freshly dug out rhizomes.
After about a year of growing and when the leaves are yellowing and wilting, it is time to harvest the ginger. You can propagate turmeric from freshly dug out rhizomes.
My 2-yr old plants have not flowered yet even if it is growing wildly. Tagalog: luyang dilaw, luya is ginger, dilaw is yellow!
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