General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F)
Plant Height: 24-36 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Other: Attractive bracts of magenta pink, light pink, or white with small tubular yellow flowers.
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Uses: Cut Flower
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Needs specific temperature: 65ºF-70ºF
Days to germinate: 2-3 weeks
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Root
Division
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Least Concern
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Common names
  • Dancing Ladies Ginger
  • Dancing Girls Ginger
  • Jungle Jewels Ginger

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Location: Zone 9 on porch with southern exposure
Date: 2019-10-20
This Fall bloomer is worth waiting for
Location: my garden 
Date: 2016-09-25
Location: Edinburgh Botanical Garden
Date: 2009-07-12
Location: Edinburgh Botanical Garden
Location: Sale
Location: My garden
Date: July 2020
Location: Mercer
Date: 2018-10-06
Location: Edinburgh Botanical Garden
Date: 2009-07-12
Location: Orangeburg, SC
Date: 2015-11-19
Dancing Ladies Ginger

Photo Courtesy of Cape seed and Bulb.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: my garden 
Date: 2017-10-05
Location: my garden 
Date: 2017-10-05
first bloom/2nd stalk
Location: My garden
Location: My garden
Location: Orlando Florida 
Date: 2020-07-21
dancing ladies both pink and white
Location: Orlando Fl
Date: 2020-07-21
dancing ladies both pink and white
Location: My zone 9 patio in part sun
Date: 2020-06-04
7" new growth with 1st leaf unfurling
Location: my garden 
Date: 2016-08-04
Location: my garden 
Date: 2012-07-15
Location: Sale
Location: my garden 
Date: 2016-08-12
Location: my garden 
Date: 2017-08-11
Comments:
  • Posted by tabbycat (Youngsville, LA - Zone 9b) on Jun 13, 2018 8:58 PM concerning plant:
    A local gardening friend gave me a starter plant in a 6-inch pot in May 2017. It was 10 inches tall and was in bloom. I had never seen anything like it and fell in love at 1st sight. The top died back to the soil this winter and I hoped the plant hadn't died. June 7, 2018 I was delighted to find a 3" tip coming up. If it gets bigger this year as it's now established, I'll move it to a bigger pot. It grows on my porch, where it gets filtered morning sun then bright light in afternoon. I keep the soil a little on the moist side, watering every 3rd day with rain water I collect in a barrel.

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