Siam tulip
5.0 out of 5 (2 experiences)
Fast grower
Blooms easily
Also known as
Summer tulip
Taxonomy
Curcuma alismatifolia
Curcuma
Zingiberaceae
Zingiberales
How to care for Siam tulip
How often to water your Siam tulip
every 9
Siam tulip needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Siam tulip in your home
a window
Siam tulip love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Siam tulip does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Siam tulip in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Siam tulip
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Siam tulip after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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How do you all keep this plenty alive? I’ve seriously been struggling to keep this plant a float since summer. I follow the watering tips according ti this app and I keep it outside on my patio. It’s way way smaller than the picture I have on my page now, everytime leaf or flower died I cut it off.
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Don’t trust tags! 🤪 A few weeks ago I bought what was labeled as “Cone Ginger” from my Walmart’s graveyard. After researching online, I quickly got convinced this was not a Cone Ginger! I went back to the label and saw that the other side had a tiny botanical name printed on it: Curcuma Zedoaria. So this is a Turmeric! 😝 (Google says “White Turmeric”, maybe the root is white?? I didn’t dig to find out…). My recovering Turmeric was ok, but not exactly thriving (the huges leaves were still sort of floppy). As soon as I was able to get my tiny lanai screened, I relocated her outside, and I’m happy to report she’s loving it! Her leaves finally stretched out, and the weird flower recently bloomed… 🤗💖 I think I might plant her in the garden if I can (stupid HOA rules around here! 😒). #MislabelledPlants #DontTrustTheTag #WhiteTurmeric #BlissfulBlooms #ExoticPlants
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My new ginger sprout (siam tulip) #SiamTulip #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #PlantTherapy #Curcuma #Ginger
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How do I keep this plant alive? #SiamTulip . Out of all my plants this is the hardest one to keep alive. I got it in the summer and it completely died right before winter, it’s a hard keeper. It’s completely dead now, I’m hoping that’ll come back this spring. How often do I need to water? How much sun? Etc
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My leaves are yellow, I've been out of town. I did water, before I left, today their completely dry. 😔 I'm wondering if there's a chance it will survive. 😔
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My Turmeric is upset 🥲 I recently moved houses and now my Turmeric plant is (un)thriving 🥹 What can I do? #helpneeded #TurmericPlant #whatdoido
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The stems are turning very light almost white and brown and the leaves are hanging some stems are hanging too. What am I doing wrong?
Care Summary for Siam tulip
Siam tulip
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 1ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
What other plant parents say
Fast grower 2
Blooms easily 2
Survivor 1
Large, lush leaves 1
06/26/2021
I love this plant ! It’s beautiful and unique . I had no idea it was a
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
Blooms easily
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