Butterfly Ginger

Blue Flax Lily

About Butterfly Ginger and Blue Flax Lily

Butterfly Ginger

Blue Flax Lily

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

1.3 Origin

Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Nepal, China

Africa, Asia, Polynesia, Australia

1.4 Types

Orange bottlebrush ginger, Kahili ginger, Cream garland-lily

assera , caerulea , cinerascens , petasmatodes

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA7

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

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

mild coastal areas, Upland sandy savannas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-15Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-7

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

152.40 cm40.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.96 cm15.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow

White, Blue, Blue Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red, Orange

Blue, Violet

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green, Blue Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green, Blue Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green, Blue Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Long Narrow

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Deer resistant, Drought, Heat Tolerance, Light Frost

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Rhizome division, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires consistently moist soil, Water Deeply

Requires plenty of water during the growing season

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

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize every week

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, slow-release fertilizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Crown rot, Fungal leaf spots

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Deer resistant, Drought, Heat Tolerance, Light Frost

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

Not Available

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

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

Birds, Butterflies, Caterpillar

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

breathing problems, Dizziness, poisonous if ingested

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

along a porch, deck or patio, Showy Purposes, small hedge, Wild gardens

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Unknown

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

Unknown

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root, Seeds, Stem

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Beneficial species for attracting pollinators

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

Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

HEDYCHIUM coronarium

DIANELLA caerulea

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Ginger, Butterfly Lily, White Garland Lily

Blue Flax Lily, Blueberry Lily, Paroo Lily

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly Ginger Plant

blue flax lily

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterling Ingwerpflanze

blau Flachs Lilie

7.2.3 In French

Papillon Ginger Plante

Dianella caerulea

7.2.4 In Spanish

Planta de jengibre de la mariposa

Dianella caerulea

7.2.5 In Greek

Πεταλούδα Τζίντζερ φυτών

Dianella caerulea

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Borboleta Ginger planta

blue flax lily

7.2.7 In Polish

Butterfly Ginger roślin

blue flax lily

7.2.8 In Latin

Gingiber Plantae Gloria

blue flax lily

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Monocots

8.4 Order

Zingiberales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Zingiberaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Hedychium

Dianella

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Zingibereae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Zingiberoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

807

1 27800

Properties of Butterfly Ginger and Blue Flax Lily

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Ginger and Blue Flax Lily

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

Butterfly Ginger and Blue Flax Lily Physical Information

Butterfly Ginger and Blue Flax Lily physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Ginger height is 152.40 cm and width 60.96 cm whereas Blue Flax Lily height is 40.00 cm and width 15.00 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Ginger and Blue Flax Lily are as follows:

Butterfly Ginger flower color: White and Yellow
Butterfly Ginger leaf color: Green and Light Green
Blue Flax Lily flower color: White, Blue and Blue Violet
Blue Flax Lily leaf color: Green, Blue Green and Dark Green

Care of Butterfly Ginger and Blue Flax Lily

Care of Butterfly Ginger and Blue Flax Lily 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 Blue Flax Lily pruning is done Prune in the late winter or spring, 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 Blue Flax Lily needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.