If you've ever seen the variety of Globba known as "dancing ladies," you probably remember it. These relatives of the ginger grow in tall, upright reeds that arise from a spreading rhizome. The leaves are fairly typical of the type: lance-like leaves arranged around a single central stem in pairs. What makes these plants interesting, however, are the flowers. The Globba genus, which consists of about 70 species native to tropical Asia, is remarkable for its resplendent bracts that grow from the stem itself and launch tiny, colorful and graceful flowers out into the midair. These flowers, which seem to erupt from the bracts, gave the plant its popular name because they resemble tiny dancing ladies.