Butterfly Ginger

Alpine Poppy

About Butterfly Ginger and Alpine Poppy

Butterfly Ginger

Alpine Poppy

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Nepal, China

Europe

1.4 Types

Orange bottlebrush ginger, Kahili ginger, Cream garland-lily

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

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

gardens, Grassland, Tropical regions, Urban areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-155-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-7

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

152.40 cm10.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.96 cm10.20 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow

White, Yellow, Red, Orange, Light Yellow, Lemon yellow, Light Pink, Rose, Salmon, Coral, Peach

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red, Orange

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Bracts

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires consistently moist soil, Water Deeply

Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

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

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize every week

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Bold

Fine

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

Ants, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Skin irritation

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

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

Used as a sedative

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root, Seeds, Stem

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

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

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

Alpine, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

HEDYCHIUM coronarium

PAPAVER alpinum

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Ginger, Butterfly Lily, White Garland Lily

Alpine Poppy

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly Ginger Plant

अल्पाइन पोस्ता

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterling Ingwerpflanze

Alpine Mohn

7.2.3 In French

Papillon Ginger Plante

Alpine Poppy

7.2.4 In Spanish

Planta de jengibre de la mariposa

Alpine amapola

7.2.5 In Greek

Πεταλούδα Τζίντζερ φυτών

Alpine παπαρούνας

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Borboleta Ginger planta

Alpine Poppy

7.2.7 In Polish

Butterfly Ginger roślin

Alpine Poppy

7.2.8 In Latin

Gingiber Plantae Gloria

Alpini Poppy

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Dicotyledonae

8.4 Order

Zingiberales

Ranunculales

8.5 Family

Zingiberaceae

Papaveraceae

8.6 Genus

Hedychium

Papaver

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Zingibereae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Zingiberoideae

Paperveroideae

8.10 Number of Species

80NA

1 27800

Properties of Butterfly Ginger and Alpine Poppy

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Ginger and Alpine Poppy

Season and care of Butterfly Ginger and Alpine Poppy is important to know. While considering everything about Butterfly Ginger and Alpine Poppy Care, growing season is an essential factor. Butterfly Ginger season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Alpine Poppy season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Butterfly Ginger is Loam and for Alpine Poppy is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Butterfly Ginger is Acidic, Neutral and for Alpine Poppy is Acidic, Neutral.

Butterfly Ginger and Alpine Poppy Physical Information

Butterfly Ginger and Alpine Poppy physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Ginger height is 152.40 cm and width 60.96 cm whereas Alpine Poppy height is 10.20 cm and width 10.20 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Ginger and Alpine Poppy are as follows:

Butterfly Ginger flower color: White and Yellow
Butterfly Ginger leaf color: Green and Light Green
Alpine Poppy flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Orange, Light Yellow, Lemon yellow, Light Pink, Rose, Salmon, Coral and Peach
Alpine Poppy leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Butterfly Ginger and Alpine Poppy

Care of Butterfly Ginger and Alpine Poppy include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Butterfly Ginger pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Alpine Poppy pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Butterfly Ginger needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Alpine Poppy needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.