Dancing Ladies Ginger (Globba winitii) as Propagation Material

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:
PROPAGATION MATERIAL PROVIDED ON REQUEST
Dancing Ladies Ginger can be purchased here if in stock.

The price listed here for propagation material is an indication only. The actual price may vary depending on your requirements. I am most happy to discuss your needs with you, and supply accordingly.

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 summoer.

I grow all my gingers in Air-Pot containers, and cannot recommend them enough. All gingers do amazingly well in the nutrient-rich, well-drained and highly aerobic environment these containers create.

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 soil rich in organic matter.

The unique Air-Pot container massively reduces, if not outright eliminates, root disturbance when repotting or transplanting, However, this assumes the root ball is kept intact. If your intent is to break up the G.winitii rhizomes when repotting or transplanting, I’d recommend waiting until the plant enters dormancy in winter and has completely died down.