Butterfly Ginger

Camas

About Butterfly Ginger and Camas

Butterfly Ginger

Camas

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Nepal, China

Western United States, Northwestern United States, California, Canada

1.4 Types

Orange bottlebrush ginger, Kahili ginger, Cream garland-lily

Quamash

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

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

Not Available

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-15

3-8

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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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152.40 cm

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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60.96 cm

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow

Blue, Dark Blue

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red, Orange

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green, Ivory

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Long linear and narrow

2.4 Thorns

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7% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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72% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

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19% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

From bulbs, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires consistently moist soil, Water Deeply

Do not water frequently, Does not require lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in 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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

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

Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

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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86% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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15% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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8% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

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3% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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40% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

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48% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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4% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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19% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

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9% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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13% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

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14% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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57% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

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33% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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1% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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No Tender Perennial Garden Plants has it !

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No Bulb Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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4% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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48% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

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49% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Ants, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Flying insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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50% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

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56% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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

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6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root, Seeds, Stem

Bulbs, Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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64% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

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39% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

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All Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

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

Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

HEDYCHIUM coronarium

CAMASSIA quamash 'Blue Melody'

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Ginger, Butterfly Lily, White Garland Lily

Blue Melody Camas, Camas

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly Ginger Plant

केमाज़

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterling Ingwerpflanze

Camas

7.2.3 In French

Papillon Ginger Plante

Camas

7.2.4 In Spanish

Planta de jengibre de la mariposa

Camas

7.2.5 In Greek

Πεταλούδα Τζίντζερ φυτών

Camas

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Borboleta Ginger planta

Camas

7.2.7 In Polish

Butterfly Ginger roślin

Camas

7.2.8 In Latin

Gingiber Plantae Gloria

camas

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Monocots

8.4 Order

Zingiberales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Zingiberaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Hedychium

Camassia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Zingibereae

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8.9 Subfamily

Zingiberoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Butterfly Ginger and Camas

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Ginger and Camas

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

Butterfly Ginger and Camas Physical Information

Butterfly Ginger and Camas physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Ginger height is 152.40 cm and width 60.96 cm whereas Camas height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Butterfly Ginger and Camas are as follows:

Butterfly Ginger flower color: White and Yellow
Butterfly Ginger leaf color: Green and Light Green
Camas flower color: Blue and Dark Blue
Camas leaf color: Green and Ivory

Care of Butterfly Ginger and Camas

Care of Butterfly Ginger and Camas 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 Camas pruning is done 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 Camas needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.