Butterfly Ginger

Butternut Tree

About Butterfly Ginger and Butternut Tree

Butterfly Ginger

Butternut Tree

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

Type

Tender Perennial

Tree

Origin

Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Nepal, China

North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, Canada

Types

Orange bottlebrush ginger, Kahili ginger, Cream garland-lily

Juglans cinerea

Number of Varieties

106

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Habitat

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

Anthropogenic, Floodplains, Forests

USDA Hardiness Zone

7-153-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

10-7

9-1

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

Habit

Upright/Erect

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

152.40 cm1,220.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.96 cm1,220.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow

Yellow green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Orange

Green, Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Yellow, Gold

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires consistently moist soil, Water Deeply

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize every week

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Bold

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Ants, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Birds, Squirrels

Allergy

Gastric, Pollen

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Shadow Tree

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Dysentry, Intestinal irritations, Small pox, Stomach pain

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root, Seeds, Stem

Sap, Seeds

Other Uses

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

Application in Furniture, Decorative veneers, flooring, paneling, Herbicide

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

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

Edible, Shade Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

HEDYCHIUM coronarium

JUGLANS cinerea

Common Name

Butterfly Ginger, Butterfly Lily, White Garland Lily

Butternut

In Hindi

Butterfly Ginger Plant

Butternut Tree

In German

Schmetterling Ingwerpflanze

Butternut Baum

In French

Papillon Ginger Plante

noyer cendré

In Spanish

Planta de jengibre de la mariposa

árbol de nogal

In Greek

Πεταλούδα Τζίντζερ φυτών

Butternut Δέντρο

In Portuguese

Borboleta Ginger planta

Árvore Butternut

In Polish

Butterfly Ginger roślin

butternut Drzewo

In Latin

Gingiber Plantae Gloria

Butternut ligno

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Zingiberales

Juglandales

Family

Zingiberaceae

Juglandaceae

Genus

Hedychium

Juglans

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Zingibereae

Subfamily

Zingiberoideae

Number of Species

807

1 27800

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Properties of Butterfly Ginger and Butternut Tree

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Ginger and Butternut Tree

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

Butterfly Ginger and Butternut Tree Physical Information

Butterfly Ginger and Butternut Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Ginger height is 152.40 cm and width 60.96 cm whereas Butternut Tree height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Ginger and Butternut Tree are as follows:

Butterfly Ginger flower color: White and Yellow
Butterfly Ginger leaf color: Green and Light Green
Butternut Tree flower color: Yellow green
Butternut Tree leaf color: Light Green

Care of Butterfly Ginger and Butternut Tree

Care of Butterfly Ginger and Butternut Tree 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 Butternut Tree 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 Butternut Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.