Siphonochilus decora just came up and bloomed. Like the Kaempferias, cornukampferia and globbas, the Siphonochilus drops in the winter, and returns in the spring.

I like to think of my gingers as a procession. Always in the lead are the Kaempferia rotunda ‘Asian crocus’ making their appearance with small white/pinkish flowers in March. There are some laggards just coming up now. Flowers first, then the leaves emerge. Go figure!

The Curcuma candida comes next. My prior post identified it as a Kaempferia. Botanists have officially reassigned it to the Curcuma genus. It was always weird as a Kaempferia as it has white and orangish flowers, unlike the purple flowers in most Kaempferia species.

Now there are dozens of curled up straws in the ginger patch, as the satin checks and other Kaempferias will emerge from their winter’s sleep. Also, the Cornukaempferia is blooming, with bright orange flowers, but they seem to last only a few days.

The two plants next to the large palm trunk are the Curcuma candida. Further down it looks like a variety of K. pulchra is unfurling. At the bottom, next to the royal palm, is a Bowenia spectabilis, which could use a bit of TLC.

The globbas (Dancing ladies) are shooting up right now. The Kaempferia rotunda ‘Raven’ is a laggard, and worth the wait. It is one of my favorites. Next to the truck of the royal palm is a Bowenia spectabilis, which could use some TLC.

I’ll devote an entire post on Kaempferias and of course Curcuma candida, which enjoyed 190 years in the wrong botanical genus. Can we call it Curcuma (AKA Kaempferia) candida? Emerging flowers are shown below:

Of course, everything is kicking right now, but especially beautiful are the blood lilies. No relation to the gingers, but the picture is so perfect:

Happy gardening!