Dancing Girl Ginger

Family

Zingiberaceae

Origin

Thailand & Vietnam

Description

Globba Schomburgkii, also called as 'The Dancing Girl', a compact shade-loving ginger, reaches about 50 cm in height and boasts glossy green foliage arranged alternately along its stems. Its hallmark is the striking inflorescence, resembling clusters of hanging lanterns or dancing figures—hence its common names. 

Flowers are predominantly yellow, occasionally showing hints of orange or red, with tubular forms and flared lobes that curl backward. Thriving in shaded settings, Globba schomburgkii bulbs produce delicate, pendant flowers from June to September in plains and July to October in hills. Optimal planting times are February to April for plains and March to May for hilly 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