Butterfly Ginger

Boulder Blue Fescue

About Butterfly Ginger and Boulder Blue Fescue

Butterfly Ginger

Boulder Blue Fescue

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

Grass

1.3 Origin

Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Nepal, China

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Asia

1.4 Types

Orange bottlebrush ginger, Kahili ginger, Cream garland-lily

Blue fescue, Large Blue fescue

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

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

Moist Soils, Rocky areas, Well Drained

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-154-8

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, 10, 11, 12, 13, 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 cm30.50 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.96 cm25.40 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow

Not Available

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

Blue Green, Gray

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Blue Green, Gray

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Blue Green, Tan, Gray

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Grass like

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

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

Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

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 regular watering

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, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize every week

Apply 10-10-10 amount

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

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

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

Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Provides ground cover

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root, Seeds, Stem

Flowers, Seeds

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

Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

HEDYCHIUM coronarium

FESTUCA glauca 'Boulder Blue'

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Ginger, Butterfly Lily, White Garland Lily

Blue Fescue, Boulder Blue Fescue

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly Ginger Plant

Boulder Blue Fescue

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterling Ingwerpflanze

Boulder Blau -Schwingel

7.2.3 In French

Papillon Ginger Plante

Boulder bleu fétuque

7.2.4 In Spanish

Planta de jengibre de la mariposa

Boulder azul de la hierba festuca

7.2.5 In Greek

Πεταλούδα Τζίντζερ φυτών

Boulder μπλε γρασίδι φεστούκα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Borboleta Ginger planta

Boulder Blue Grass festuca

7.2.7 In Polish

Butterfly Ginger roślin

Boulder niebieskie trawy kostrzewy

7.2.8 In Latin

Gingiber Plantae Gloria

Hyacintho herba, lapidem fescue

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Zingiberales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Zingiberaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Hedychium

Festuca

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Zingibereae

Poeae

8.9 Subfamily

Zingiberoideae

Pooideae

8.10 Number of Species

8061

1 27800

Properties of Butterfly Ginger and Boulder Blue Fescue

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Ginger and Boulder Blue Fescue

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

Butterfly Ginger and Boulder Blue Fescue Physical Information

Butterfly Ginger and Boulder Blue Fescue physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Ginger height is 152.40 cm and width 60.96 cm whereas Boulder Blue Fescue height is 30.50 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Ginger and Boulder Blue Fescue are as follows:

Butterfly Ginger flower color: White and Yellow
Butterfly Ginger leaf color: Green and Light Green
Boulder Blue Fescue flower color: Not Available
Boulder Blue Fescue leaf color: Blue Green and Gray

Care of Butterfly Ginger and Boulder Blue Fescue

Care of Butterfly Ginger and Boulder Blue Fescue 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 Boulder Blue Fescue pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Butterfly Ginger needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Boulder Blue Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.