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Roscoea megalantha is a tuberous, temperate ginger-family perennial from the Himalayan foothills of eastern Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh, long treated as part of Roscoea purpurea. Grow it in cool, moist, humus-rich soil in partial shade, keeping the tuber from drying out during growth.
Roscoea megalantha is a species of flowering plant in the ginger family Zingiberaceae, native to Bhutan and India. It was formerly included within Roscoea purpurea, but it was described as a separate species in 2017.
Roscoea megalantha occurs in the eastern parts of Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh in India from 1800 to 3500 m above sea level.
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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.
