Summer Average Highest 43 C
Caladium Praetermissum (Alocasia ‘Hilo Beauty’)
- 🎨 Irregular cream camouflage splashed across deep matt green — no two leaves alike
- 🌤️ Bright indirect light; direct midday sun scorches the cream areas
- 💧 Evenly moist in growth, letting the top 2 cm dry; much drier when dormant
- 🌡️ Temperature Tolerance: 12°C – 35°C (days 28–35°C with nights 22–26°C; chilling injury below 18°C, damage below 7°C)
- 📐 Clumping tropical aroid 45–60 cm tall, grown from a tuber
- 🏆 Dies back in cool weather and returns from the tuber each spring
Crinum ‘Menehune’ (Wine Time)
- 🌸 Stunning wine-red and white striped spider lily blooms — dramatic 6-petalled flowers with a rich deep-red centre and white margins
- ☀️ Full sun to partial shade — 4–6 hours of direct sunlight; tolerates partial shade well
- 💧 Regular watering 2–3 times a week — keep soil moist; tolerates seasonal waterlogging unlike most bulbs
- 🌡️ Thrives in tropical to subtropical climates (5°C to 42°C); excellent for warm Indian regions and coastal gardens
- 📐 Bold architectural bulb 60–90 cm tall — forms large clumps with strap-like leaves and dramatic flower heads
- 🏆 Rare collectible variety — named 'Menehune' (Wine Time) for its extraordinary wine-red colouring
Rajnigandha Double Flowering bulbs (White)
- 🌼 Intensely fragrant double white blooms — Rajnigandha (Tuberose) produces richly scented clusters of pure white double-petalled flowers on tall spikes
- ☀️ Full sun required — at least 6–8 hours of direct sunlight for best fragrance and flowering
- 💧 Regular watering — keep soil moist during active growth; reduce after foliage dies back
- 🌡️ Thrives in tropical to subtropical climates (10°C to 42°C); perfect for most of India
- 📐 Elegant upright bulb 60–90 cm tall — tall fragrant flower spikes ideal for cut flowers
- 🏆 The most fragrant summer bulb in India — widely used in garlands, bouquets and religious offerings
