The Siam Tulip Festival of Chaiyaphum 2008

BLOOMING KRACHIAO FLOWER FESTIVAL
Date : JUNE - AUGUST 2008
Venue : Pa Hin Ngam National Park, Ban Rai district Thep Sathit district and
Sai Thong National Park, Nong Bua Rawa district, Chaiyaphum Province.

The unique geographical landscape of Chaiyaphum Province in the northeast of Thailand gives rise to a range of natural attractions of exceptional beauty. Of these, the fields of pinkish-purple Siam Tulip, or "Dok Krachiao", come in to full bloom in the early part of the rainy season from June to August.

Dok Krachiao Field in Pa Hin Ngam Thung Khlong Chang is a deciduous dipterocarp forest where Krachiao - curcuma - bulbs with pink and white blossoms grow on a rocky terrain together with various types of plants. There is also a large rock similar to an elephant.
From the end of June to mid-August, curcuma or Krachiao blossoms will bloom in the field in both pink and white colours. Dok Krachiao or Bua Sawan Field, Krachiao is a kind of curcuma - is an annual plant in the same species as ginger-galingale,
scattered generally from Lan Hin Ngam to the Sut Phaendin viewpoint.
Dok Krachiao Blooming Festival is held at the end of June to Mid August at Pa Hin Ngam National Park, Thep Sathit District.

It is during the rainy season when the blossoms of the wild Krachiao flowers in purplish pink are widely found in the area. Therefore, we call this area as Dok Krachiao Field. In the festival, there is a natural tour around the national park, local performances.

Also commonly called ’patumma’, ’bua sawan’ (heaven lotus), or ’bua bok’ (the land lotus), the Siam Tulip is a member of the ginger genera — Curcuma or Zingiberaceae.

For any futher information

Pa Hin Ngam National Park : Tel. 0-4489-0105
Sai Thong National Park : Tel. 08-282-3437, 08-1877-8485, Mon.-Fri. 09.00 - 16.00 hr.
TAT Northeastern Office : Region 1 : Tel.0-4421-3030, 0-4421-3666
Fax. 0-4421-3667 or call center 1

Source from:
Tourism Thailand.org

Wikipedia.org