I've had this plant for quite a few years now, and it does come up for me every year. Though I do remember that the first year after planting I thought that it had not survived, because it didn't come back. To my astonishment however, another year later, lo and behold, it popped up, and has been every year hence. I don't know if this is common with Curcuma or if it was just a fluke with mine. I took this pic. this morning. Starting to 'fade out' for this year.