Butterfly Bush

Butterfly Ginger

About Butterfly Bush and Butterfly Ginger

Butterfly Bush

Butterfly Ginger

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Tender Perennial

1.3 Origin

Africa, America, Asia

Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Nepal, China

1.4 Types

Lockinch, Petite Indigo, White Profusion

Orange bottlebrush ginger, Kahili ginger, Cream garland-lily

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

100NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides

Forest edges, Moist Soils, Riverbanks, Swamps, Wet lands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-107-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-2

10-7

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

7.50 cm152.40 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

4.00 cm60.96 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White

White, Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Red, Orange

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Light Green, Yellow green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Divison, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Water Deeply, Water twice a day in the initial period

Average Water Needs, Requires consistently moist soil, Water Deeply

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads, Remove shoots

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize every week

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Downy mildew, Leaf spot, Spider mites

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Ants, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Vomiting

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Abdominal Disease, Anthelmintic, Antirheumatic, Carminative, Chest pain, Febrifuge, Joint pain, Stomachic, Tonic, Tonsillitis

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Flowers, Root, Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Garland, Paper pulp, Used as essential oil, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in paper industry

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation

Container, Cutflower, Edible, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Buddleia davidii

HEDYCHIUM coronarium

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Butterflybush

Butterfly Ginger, Butterfly Lily, White Garland Lily

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly Bush

Butterfly Ginger Plant

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterlingsstrauch

Schmetterling Ingwerpflanze

7.2.3 In French

buisson de papillon

Papillon Ginger Plante

7.2.4 In Spanish

arbusto de las mariposas

Planta de jengibre de la mariposa

7.2.5 In Greek

Butterfly Μπους

Πεταλούδα Τζίντζερ φυτών

7.2.6 In Portuguese

arbusto de borboleta

Borboleta Ginger planta

7.2.7 In Polish

Butterfly Bush

Butterfly Ginger roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

papilio rubo

Gingiber Plantae Gloria

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Dicotyledonae

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Zingiberales

8.5 Family

Scrophulariaceae

Zingiberaceae

8.6 Genus

Buddleja

Hedychium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Zingibereae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Zingiberoideae

8.10 Number of Species

10080

1 27800

Properties of Butterfly Bush and Butterfly Ginger

Wondering what are the properties of Butterfly Bush and Butterfly Ginger? We provide you with everything About Butterfly Bush and Butterfly Ginger. Butterfly Bush doesn't have thorns and Butterfly Ginger doesn't have thorns. Also Butterfly Bush does not have fragrant flowers. Butterfly Bush has allergic reactions like Vomiting and Butterfly Ginger has allergic reactions like Vomiting. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Butterfly Bush and Butterfly Ginger and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Butterfly Bush and Butterfly Ginger

Season and care of Butterfly Bush and Butterfly Ginger is important to know. While considering everything about Butterfly Bush and Butterfly Ginger Care, growing season is an essential factor. Butterfly Bush season is Fall, Spring, Summer and Winter and Butterfly Ginger season is Fall, Spring, Summer and Winter. The type of soil for Butterfly Bush is Loamy, Sandy, Well drained and for Butterfly Ginger is Loam while the PH of soil for Butterfly Bush is Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline and for Butterfly Ginger is Acidic, Neutral.

Butterfly Bush and Butterfly Ginger Physical Information

Butterfly Bush and Butterfly Ginger physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Bush height is 7.50 cm and width 4.00 cm whereas Butterfly Ginger height is 152.40 cm and width 60.96 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Bush and Butterfly Ginger are as follows:

Butterfly Bush flower color: Blue, Pink, Purple, Red and White
Butterfly Bush leaf color: Gray Green
Butterfly Ginger flower color: White and Yellow
Butterfly Ginger leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Butterfly Bush and Butterfly Ginger

Care of Butterfly Bush and Butterfly Ginger include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Butterfly Bush pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads and Remove shoots and Butterfly Ginger pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Butterfly Bush needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Butterfly Ginger needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.