Dancing Ladies Ginger

Family

Zingiberaceae

Origin

Thailand & Vietnam

Description 

Globba Winitii, commonly known as Dancing Lady, is a compact dwarf ginger reaching 1 to 2 feet with glossy green leaves. Its raceme inflorescence droops gracefully, featuring overlapping magenta ovate bracts that partly conceal the floral stalk. Each small yellow tubular flower, about 2–3 cm long, is displayed on a long purple stalk extending at right angles from the main axis, with a single elongated, curved stamen.

Blooming lasts approximately one month, offering flowers that stay fresh up to two weeks—perfect for floral design. These bulbs thrive in shaded settings, flowering June to September in plains and July to October in hills, with planting recommended from February to April in plains and March to May in hill areas.

Environment

They grow well in shaded areas and seem to do well in pots and containers on shaded patios, conservatories and indoors. They grow well in fertile well drained soil.

To ensure the plant flowers each year you need to to make sure that you cut off the dead leaves at the end of each season.

Keep the rhizomes dry during the winter and feed with organic fertiliser in spring as new leaves appear.

Landscape Use

 It is suitable as an ornamental plant in shaded area