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I have never seen the red torch ginger bloom in south Florida. Some people have tried it and it did grow. Now with warmer winter weather it may be the time to try to flower this heat lover.

Tapeinochilus ananassae is a better ginger to grow. It is not a spectacular as the torch but it blooms in in zone 9, and it is easy to get. If you googleTapeinochilus ananassae you might find two different plants with the same name. I have both of them and the one that flowers at the top of the growth is Costus barbatus.

Another plant that you might try is Alpinia purpurata (Red ginger). Twenty years ago it would grow in south Florida but the cold winters kept it from flowering. Now it is a very popular flowering landscape plant in red, pink or white.