At the base of each flower is a brown blotch with a green keel. The pedicels of the flowers are longest in those at the base of the inflorescence, decreasing in length toward its tip, while the flowers themselves, numbering some 700 to 800 per inflorescence, begin to bloom in June. By the time of flowering, the leaves will usually have already shrivelled.
Each flower has a brown blotch at its base and a green keel. The pedicels (flower stalks) are longest at the bottom of the flower cluster and get shorter towards the top.  The flowers themselves number around 700 to 800 per cluster, blooming in June. By then, the leaves will have withered.