Butterfly Ginger

Canna

About Butterfly Ginger and Canna

Butterfly Ginger

Canna

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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

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Orange bottlebrush ginger, Kahili ginger, Cream garland-lily

Canna Altensteinii, Canna Indica Purpurea

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

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

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions, Warmer regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-15

8-11

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-7

12-1

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

About American ..

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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

White, Yellow, Red, Orange, Pink, Rose, Salmon

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red, Orange

Green, Tan, Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Yellow, Red, Green, Purple, Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

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

Elliptic

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

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Indeterminate

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

Container, Ground, Pot

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

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, 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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

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 damaged leaves, 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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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

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

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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

Butterflies, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Bouquets, 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

Diuretic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root, Seeds, Stem

Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds

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, Used in paper industry

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

Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

HEDYCHIUM coronarium

CANNA

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Ginger, Butterfly Lily, White Garland Lily

Canna, Canna Lily

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly Ginger Plant

भंग लिली

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterling Ingwerpflanze

Canna Lilie

7.2.3 In French

Papillon Ginger Plante

Canna

7.2.4 In Spanish

Planta de jengibre de la mariposa

Canna lirio

7.2.5 In Greek

Πεταλούδα Τζίντζερ φυτών

Canna κρίνος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Borboleta Ginger planta

Canna

7.2.7 In Polish

Butterfly Ginger roślin

Canna lilia

7.2.8 In Latin

Gingiber Plantae Gloria

Canna lilium

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Embryophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Zingiberales

8.5 Family

Zingiberaceae

Cannaceae

8.6 Genus

Hedychium

Canna

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, 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 Canna

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Ginger and Canna

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

Butterfly Ginger and Canna Physical Information

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

Butterfly Ginger flower color: White and Yellow
Butterfly Ginger leaf color: Green and Light Green
Canna flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Orange, Pink, Rose and Salmon
Canna leaf color: Yellow, Red, Green, Purple, Gray Green, Dark Green and Burgundy

Care of Butterfly Ginger and Canna

Care of Butterfly Ginger and Canna 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 Canna pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. In summer Butterfly Ginger needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Canna needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.