Dancing Ladies Ginger - Globba winitii

I received this plant last year in trade with a company I supplied some plants they needed .. along with a few requests I said "surprise me". One of the plants they sent me was a rather plain tropical looking plant with spear shaped leaves. Delighted with the other plants I said "whatever". The plant spent the winter in the greenhouse and utterly disappeared by January .. I stuck my finger in the pot and the rhizome was firm so I forgot about it. Come Spring, the spear shaped leaves started reappearing and I repotted it with fresh mix and stuck it outside. About 3 days ago I was walking through my "jungle" of plants at the end of the yard and my jaw dropped. The plain tropical plant with spear shaped leaves had bloomed. I was stunned!

Gotta love a success story.

Scott

It was certainly a surprise! I was amazed since it seems that most gingers that are zoned 9+ usually flower on old growth .. I've sorrowfully had to pass on the Alpinias because of that. since they get too big to over winter well in a small greenhouse.

I was delighted to find that the Curcuma's were hardy in my zone as well as the Costus .. hopefully my Costus will bloom this year.

Don't ya just love surprises when ya forget about them. I do that on purpose..so I can look for flowers in my hothouse..lol..for the fun of it..

That was the first genuine plant surprise I've had in a long time .. I had another one just yesterday .. an Ibicella lutea seed finally germinated after 5 months! .. I'm one of those people who don't give up on seeds and keep my little cell packs I've planted around .. I'm usually rewarded with an errant seedling from time to time .. the Ibicella was a real treat.

I have the purple dancing lady gingers. The flowers are very unique. Mine are in a pot and they are very slow to sprout up, usually in mid June here in Maryland. They are worth waiting for because they are so pretty. I'm glad you got that nice suprise!

This message was edited Jul 12, 2010 12:24 AM

What a neat flower!

gorgeous!!

it's such an interesting flower from afar....and close up it's fantastic!!

I'm just delighted it will bloom on new growth and in a pot. It's definitely a keeper!

X

Also, come in pink & yellow. I had all four for several yrs but I guess it got too cold for them b4 I brought them in. With them, I never new exactly when each would bloom but they were well worth the wait!
:~)

Didn't know they came in different colors!

Check this out;

http://www.floridata.com/ref/g/glob_win.cfm

The one I have is White Dragon .. I'd love to find other colors .. I saw in plantfiles that there are other users that have the different colors .. now if I can just find one that wants to trade!

I want to trade.

What colors do you have?

How tall is that? I have two - mauve and blushing maiden- and mine are only about 1 ft to 18 in. tall. Yours looks like it is several feet tall.

Mines about 2 feet tall .. it's in a pot.

I had some but they must have died:( They haven't pop out of the ground. I need replacements....if anyone have
"extras", please LMK.

Hi. I have a varigated alpine ginger that I just brought inside for the season. But now the leaves are turning yellow and drying up. How do I Winterize? Do they go dormant? Thanks.

I'm thinking you mean alpinia, not alpine. I've not had any experience with alpinias but if they are like other gingers, you can cut off the dead stuff and let it go dormant. Keep the pot in a place that doesn't get below freezing.

I have several dancing ladies. I would love to have a white one. I moved them and dug up the area where they were and now I have several that just pop up. I move them and find more. I will check on the color. I think they are all yellow. Will let you know tomorrow if you are interested. Elaine

http://www.gingersoftexas.com/

Hi,

Just some extra info: the photo is of Globba sp nov magnifica. It should have been published years ago but supposedly will get published later this year. There is only one form of G winitii even though numerous other species are incorrectly given this name. The true winitii's leaves are overlapping where they attach to the stem, looking somewhat heart shaped.

Tim Chapman