Nothing heralds the end of July like Siam Tulips, strikingly beautiful gingers that resemble their northern namesakes. There are several different varieties, with flowers ranging from pure white to deep purple. Mine are a pink tinged hybrid botanically known as Curcuma Alismatifolia, Maejo Mont Blanc. Here are several pictures taken in the past 10 days.
First flower spikes, 7/19/13
Fully open bracts, 7/31/13
C. Alismatifolia in late day sun, 7/23/13
For further information, check out my full Siam Tulip post from 8/5/12.
Until next time…..
🙂 🙂 🙂
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small house/BIG GARDEN 
Beautiful plant…
Thanks! It’s been a pretty reliable perennial these past 3 years. I think the corms need to be divided this winter though.
Wonderful forms!
Thanks, Gilly! I like all the different stages of this one. Even before the flowers start poking up, the foliage looks good all on its own.
Absolutely gorgeous!
Thanks, Marianne. you must have these in your part of Spain?
Oh yes, we do 🙂
Beautiful flowers, I had no idea that’s what ginger (plant or flower) looked like.
I’ve only gotten familiar with the ginger family of plants since living down here. I have a new red flowering type that I suspect will flower soon. It has very similar leaves to the Siam variety but a quite different flower head.
Stay tuned…..
ah the ginger family are stunning aren’t they. There are a couple of varieties that can grow here, and you’ve reminded me about them so thank you!
Not something you often see in my old stomping grounds, either!
When I was at Maggie’s college apt. (Daytona Beach) in June, I dug up some red ginger growing outside a stairwell for re-planting along my back fence. I just noticed yesterday it’s spreading!! .can flowers be far behind!? 😉 stay tuned!
You have such an amazing diversity of plants in your garden! Most of them I’ve never seen around me.
I’m having fun learning about the tropicals, no question! there’s not a lot of cohesion to my gardening but I do have a lot of different things!