Curcuma elata blooms late spring, almost always in bloom by Mother’s Day Blooms emerge on separate stalks BEFORE foliage and are clearly visible Blooms can be 6 inches in diameter and are longer. Blooms are a hot pink and darker than ‘Hidden Ginger’ Plants grow 6-8 feet in height, twice as tall as ‘Hidden Ginger’ Leaves are much longer and wider and begin with a faint red stripe which mostly fades over summer. Rhizomes are among the largest in the genus and produce only a few much larger branches or ‘Fingers’ Rhizome interior color is light yellow