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Curcuma australasica
Also called Cape York Lily
Curcuma australasica is a rhizomatous perennial in the ginger family, the only Australian native among the 100-plus Curcuma species, grown for its long-lasting yellow flower spikes. It thrives in warm, humid conditions with plenty of water in the wet season and a drier rest in winter.
Curcuma australasica, the native turmeric, wild turmeric, or Cape York lily, is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant of the Zingiberaceae or ginger family.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Curcuma australasica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
