SHRUBS

Curcuma longa

Package 3B (Riverfront Precincts 5 & 6)

Zone 5 The City Deck Urban Forest Belt

Herbs Garden @Old Malay House

Restaurant

Scientific
Curcuma longa
Name:
Common
Kunyit, Tumeric
Name:
Description: Curcuma longa is a perennial plant with roots or tubers oblongpalmate, and deep orange inside. Leaves about 2 feet long,
lanceolate, long, petioled, tapering at each end, smooth, of a uniform
green. Flowers are dull yellow, three or five together surrounded by
bracteolae. It is propagated by cuttings from the root. In fresh state,
the roots have an aromatic and spicy fragrance, which by drying
gives way to a more medicinal aroma.
Environmental Conditions:
Soil tolerance: Well drained soils, fertile loamy soils
pH: 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)
Sun/Shade: Full sun, semi-shade
Water
Lots of water
Requirement
s:
Pests &
A major pest of Curcuma is caterpillars that can cause severe
Diseases :
damage to the plant and inflorescence if not controlled. Other minor
pests are grasshoppers that chew the leaves and ants which chew
the edges of the inflorescence bracts. Rhizomes are prone to
bacterial rots if grown in poor free draining soil conditions, and if the
rhizome is regularly watered while dormant.
Growth Characteristics:
Height: 2 3
Width: 1 2
Form/Habit: A robust, perennial herbaceous plant
Rate: Fast growing
Ornamental Characteristics:
Flower: yellow-white colour
Fruit: Leaf Color: Green
Pruning
Maintain a healthy framework. Remove dead or damaged plant parts.
Information:
Wildlife
attractant:
Toxicity:
Non toxic to human and animals
Propagation Storage organ
:
Availability:
Suggested
Herbs garden.
Uses:
Flower bed, boarder.

1. C. longa
rhizome
2. C. longa
flower
3. C. longa
foliage