Description
This plant belongs to the ginger family, and one of four plants called galangal.
These are rhizomes in actual and the plants thick rounded leaves lay flat on the ground. Flowering may last over a two month. The inflorescence is composed of 4 to 12, white tubular flowe The plants go dormant in winter.
| Common Name | Kencur, aromatic ginger, sand ginger, cutcherry, resurrection lily, galangal, chandramula |
| Height | Up to 8 inches |
| Flower Colour | White, Violet |
| Bloom Time | Summer |
| Difficulty Level | Medium |
Planting and care
- Water fairly dry during winter
- Water often for other stages of a plant life
- Wait for planting until your soil is warm
Kaempferia galanga care
- It is a plant of the moister tropics with a distinct dry season, it prefers a humid climate and a minimum temperature that seldom falls below about 18 degrees C
- Prefers a position in the shade
- It generally prefers a position in partial shade, growing best in a moist, well-drained, fertile, humus-rich soil
| Sunlight | Dappled sun, Partial sunlight |
| Watering | Medium |
| Soil | Fertile well-drained soil |
| Temperature | 18 to 24 degrees C |
| Fertilizer | Prefer an organic fertilizer |
| Harvest Season | Not defined |
Kaempferia galanga special feature
Edible
Kaempferia galanga uses
Ornamental Use:
- It looks beautiful under the big trees
Medicinal Use:
- It contains essential oils
Culinary Use:
- The plant is used as an herb in cooking in Thai cuisine
- Dried or fresh rhizomes are used in Asian cuisine as a spice as they are aromatic