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Common name:

Wild Turmeric Yellow

Regional name:

Marathi - Pivli Raan Halad

Category:

Groundcovers, 

Family :Gramineae or Grass family

Light:

Sun growing, Semi shade

Water:

Normal, Can tolerate more

Primarily grown for:

Flowers

Flowering season:

June, July

Flower or Inflorescence color:

Yellow

Foliage color:

Green

Plant Height or length:

50 cms to 100 cms

Plant Spread or Width:

50 cms to 100 cms

Plant Form:

Upright or Erect

Special Character:

• Indigenous (native to India)
• Good for Hedges and Borders

Plant Description:

- Origin - India (Maharashtra)
- With large, fresh green ribbed leaves and erect canelike inflorescence with cuplike green lower bracts tipped pink.
- Topped by a taft of colored floral bracts deep yellow.
- Plants are leafless in winter and summer.
- They grow out with the onset of monsoon and paint the rural landscape with their colorful flowers.

Growing tips:

- Plants are easy to grow.
- They can tolerate high rainfall but require good draining soils. Preferably acidic.
- The plants have turmeric like tuberous roots. These can be kept in the ground. The plants will go into dormancy and sprout back the next year.