There are often two cincinni present, though the upper, or distal, cincinnus may be vestigial. The lower, or proximal, cincinnus bears 1 to 4 bisexual flowers and is nearly included in the spathe, while the upper cincinnus has 1 to 2 male flowers and is about long. The individual flowers are subtended by bracteoles that fall off early in development. The pedicels supporting single flowers, and later the fruits, are erect initially but curve when in fruit. They measure about . The 3 concave, membranous sepals are inconspicuous, but persist after the fruit develops; the lateral pair are fused basally, measure only long by wide, and are elliptic and glabrous. The lower sepal is lanceolate and about long by about wide. The 2 upper petals are blue to indigo in colour, while the much smaller lower petal is white. The upper two petals measure long by wide, while the lower petal is long by about wide. The 2 upper petals are composed of a claw about long and a broadly ovate limb with an acute apex and a cuneate-cordate base.