Dancing Ladies Ginger (Globba winitii) Dormant Rhizome Clump

Family: Zingiberaceae (includes gingers, galangals, and turnerics)
Genus: Globba (includes many gingers with dainty flowers all called “dancing ladies” or “dancing girls”)

Botanical/Binomial Name: Globba winitii
Meaning of Name:
Globba, from galoba, a word used by the indigenous people of this species’ native range; and
winitii, after the Thai botanist Phya Winit Wanandorn (1890-1955)

Common Names: Dancing Ladies Ginger, Dancing Girls Ginger

Botanical Characteristics: Herbaceous | Perennial | Rhizomatous | Frost tender
Propagation: Division of rhizomes

Item Description:
This is the exact item in these photos — four dormant rhizomes which can be planted together or separated to make four new plants. This clump actually came from a single rhizome planted in a 3 L Air-Pot ® — all gingers do amazingly well in Air-Pot containers of all sizes. They love the rich organic growing environment, aeration and water-holding capacity these containers provide.

Buds can be seen in some of the photos, which will be the new shoots.

Plant Description:
Globba winitii hails from Thailand and is grown for its showy flowers. This is a more dainty-looking ginger and flower than other members of the ginger family, but is tougher than it looks! It is a tender perennial however.

It is very late to emerge from dormancy compared to other gingers I have here, and the flowers won’t appear until late summer. The wait is worth it, as it will stay in flower until late autumn or even early to mid winter depending on your climate.

Growing Information:
Globba winitii happily grows in a pot or in the ground, and will absolutely thrive in any permanently cool, shady spot.

Like all members of the ginger family, this species prefers a well-draining, always-moist soil rich in organic matter.