Butterfly Bush

Red Ginger Plant

About Butterfly Bush and Red Ginger Plant

Butterfly Bush

Red Ginger Plant

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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

Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia

1.4 Types

Lockinch, Petite Indigo, White Profusion

not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

100NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides

Humid climates

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-109-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-2

12-10

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, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 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 cm180.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

4.00 cm30.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White

White, Red, Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Light Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Light Green, Yellow green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Oblong

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

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, Sand

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

Indeterminate

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, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

From Rhizomes, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

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

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged

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, Sand

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilizer every month during spring, Requires high amount of nitrogen, since leafy plants, use higher nitrogen content fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Downy mildew, Leaf spot, Spider mites

Aphids, Earwigs, fungus, Mealybugs, Nematodes, Red blotch, Root rot, Scale, Thripes

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

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Vomiting

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Landscape Designing, 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

Antirheumatic, Appetite enhancer, Asthma, Bronchitis, Cold, Headache, Laxative, Muscle Pain, Sore throat, Sweat bullets, Tonsillitis

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Flowers, Root bark

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Culinary use, Used as Ornamental plant

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, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Buddleia davidii

ALPINIA purpurata

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Butterflybush

Jungle Queen, Red Ginger

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly Bush

लाल अदरक

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterlingsstrauch

Red Ginger

7.2.3 In French

buisson de papillon

Red Ginger

7.2.4 In Spanish

arbusto de las mariposas

Red Ginger

7.2.5 In Greek

Butterfly Μπους

Red Ginger

7.2.6 In Portuguese

arbusto de borboleta

Red Ginger

7.2.7 In Polish

Butterfly Bush

Red Ginger

7.2.8 In Latin

papilio rubo

Gingiberi Rubrum

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

Alpinia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Alpinieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Alpinioideae

8.10 Number of Species

100NA

1 27800

Properties of Butterfly Bush and Red Ginger Plant

Wondering what are the properties of Butterfly Bush and Red Ginger Plant? We provide you with everything About Butterfly Bush and Red Ginger Plant. Butterfly Bush doesn't have thorns and Red Ginger Plant doesn't have thorns. Also Butterfly Bush does not have fragrant flowers. Butterfly Bush has allergic reactions like Vomiting and Red Ginger Plant 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 Red Ginger Plant and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Butterfly Bush and Red Ginger Plant

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

Butterfly Bush and Red Ginger Plant Physical Information

Butterfly Bush and Red Ginger Plant physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Bush height is 7.50 cm and width 4.00 cm whereas Red Ginger Plant height is 180.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Bush and Red Ginger Plant are as follows:

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

Care of Butterfly Bush and Red Ginger Plant

Care of Butterfly Bush and Red Ginger Plant 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 Red Ginger Plant pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Butterfly Bush needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Red Ginger Plant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.