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Kaempferia rotunda 'Mt. Kanchanjung'/'Himalayan Easter'


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Kaempferia rotunda 'Mt. Kanchangjung'/'Himalayan Easter' has pure white orchid-like flowers and striking mottled foliage.


Description:
Kaempferia rotunda is known as peacock ginger or Indian crocus and hails from China and India. The flowers emerge before the leaves. They are orchid-like with four petals which are all pure white in this special albino form known as 'Mt. Kanchanjung' or 'Himalayan Easter'. The elliptic foliage emerges after flowering with beautiful markings of silver and darker green with burgundy undersides. It is said to be hardy to zone 7. Mulch with fallen leaves in winter. Or to be safe and in colder zones, grow it as a container specimen and protect in winter. It will most likely also go dormant indoors for 2-3 months. Let it dry out and water only sparingly to keep soil off-dry until spring.


Common Name: Peacock Ginger - [Summer B&B Pre-Order]

Family: Zingiberaceae (The Ginger Family)

Zone Hardiness: 7-11

Light: Part Sun, Part Shade

Height: 12-24"

Width: 12-24"

Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream

Secondary Bloom Colour: White/Cream

Class: Deciduous

Type: Perennial

Bloom Time: Summer

Soil Moisture: Average, Moist

Stem Colour: Red

Fragrance: No

Berries:

Benefits:

Deer Resistant: Unknown

BC Native: No

Native Habitat: Moist forest understoreys up to 6000 feet in northeast India

Award: AGM

Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Himalayas

Asia and the Pacific - Indian Subcontinent

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