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Cúrcuma
Curcuma longa
Perenne herbácea tropical rizomatosa de la familia del jengibre, cultivada en todo el mundo por sus gruesos rizomas ramificados que — hervidos, secados y molidos — se convierten en la especia de color amarillo-naranja intenso. El conjunto foliar alcanza 3-4 feet con hojas lanceolado-elípticas plisadas de aspecto similar al cane de hasta 40 inches de longitud, rematado en verano por cortas espigas densas de flores amarillo pálido entre brácteas rosadas. Las flores son estériles, por lo que la planta se propaga exclusivamente por división de rizomas.
Climate fit: narrow (31/100)
Edible
Structure
Container
Light
Full sun / Part shade
Water
Consistent moisture
Mature size
36-48" tall · 18" apart
Hardy in zones
8a-11b
cold to nearly frost-free winters
AHS heat range
9-12
Plant range authored in AHS heat-zone terms.
Native in Illinois
No
La cúrcuma se cultiva por sus rizomas, que se hierven, secan, pelan y muelen para obtener la especia de color amarillo-naranja intenso que es el ingrediente principal del curry en polvo (Missouri Botanical Garden PlantFinder; NC State Plant Toolbox).
Cold hardiness
Future
These values are location-based: this location's current hardiness is the baseline, and the 2050 value is a projected future climate for this same location.
Now
Zone 6b
USDA
Published baseline for this location from 1991-2020.
Source: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023 (1991-2020 climatology) via ArcGIS FeatureServer
Won't grow here
2050
Zone 7a
Plotwright
Projected zone for this same location in 2050 (2041-2070) using SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry).
Won't grow here
In plain terms: This location is in Zone 6b today. Its hardiness profile is cold winters, and coldest nights are typically around -3°F. By 2050, the projected hardiness zone is Zone 7a based on SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry). That is a +0.5-zone shift from Zone 6b to Zone 7a by 2050.
✕
Out of range today and still out of range in 2050.
Heat tolerance
Future
Heat tolerance values are location-based too: heat days today are observed at this site, and the 2050 value projects this same location under a future climate.
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Where this plant fits
Suitable across 39 ecoregions — 34 climate-resilient through 2070 · 5 newly possible by 2070. Best matches first.
Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests
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Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests
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Arizona Mountains forests
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Atlantic coastal pine barrens
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California coastal sage and chaparral
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Canadian Aspen forests and parklands
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Central Pacific Northwest coastal forests
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Central-Southern Cascades Forests
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Chihuahuan desert
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Chilean Matorral
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Sources & citations
Cite this page
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Plotwright. (2026, May 17). Cúrcuma (Curcuma longa). Retrieved 2026, June 14, from https://plotwright.garden/plants/curcuma-longa
Sources for every fact
Every fact on this page traces to a source. 18 fields cited - 18 source-backed.
Missouri Botanical Garden PlantFinder
Botanical research database
Backs 17 fields
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