Ginger Tulip Siam 'Sublime'

Lasting, magenta pink bracts with deepening red tips. Up to two months, late spring to autumn.

Exotic, tropical plants with stunning foliage and flowers. The long, broad, glossy foliage has a decorative mahogany streak through its centre and tends upwards, cradling the tulip like floral bracts. The coloured bracts that last up to two months, opening from late spring to autumn. Hidden below are the actual flowers, purple and white, in the little green pockets. They rely on the bracts to lure the pollinators who then discover the nectar below.

Well suited to pots or frost free, humus rich, garden soils in a filtered light position. Ideally protect from drying/cold winds. They make terrific and unusual house plants. Water well to establish and keep moist in active growth, they become dormant in winter and won’t require moisture at that time. They have underground rhizomes that store water. In pots more watering may be required as potting mix is perfectly drained. Will emerge early spring with the warmth, you can leave in the pot, watering late winter to spring. Divide as required in summer. If you are potting, use a decent size pot, their rhizomes multiply laterally so 20cm or more is ideal to begin.

Endemic to S.E. Asian countries including Thailand, Cambodia and Burma. Common names include Siam Tulip, Ginger Tulip