Butterfly Ginger

Celery

About Butterfly Ginger and Celery

Butterfly Ginger

Celery

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual or Biennial

Type

Tender Perennial

Vegetable

Origin

Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Nepal, China

Europe, Northern Africa, Asia

Types

Orange bottlebrush ginger, Kahili ginger, Cream garland-lily

Pascal, Golden Self-Blanching, Tall Utah, Tango

Number of Varieties

10100

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Habitat

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

Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground

USDA Hardiness Zone

7-15-9999

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AHS Heat Zone

10-7

9-3

Sunset Zone

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

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

152.40 cm45.70 cm

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Minimum Width

60.96 cm30.50 cm

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Orange

Tan, Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Irregular

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires consistently moist soil, Water Deeply

Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

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 shoots

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize every week

Less fertilizing

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Bacteria, Downy mildew, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Mosaic viruses, Pink Root, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Frost

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

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Bold

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Ants, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Insects, Mice, Rodents, Spider Mites

Allergy

Irritation to stomach

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin, Improve skin condition, Moisturizing, Skin Problems

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Cancer, Combats Stress, Eye Problems, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Indigestion, Inflammation, Weight loss

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root, Seeds, Stem

Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

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

Employed in herbal medicine, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used as a spice

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

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

HEDYCHIUM coronarium

APIUM graveolens

Common Name

Butterfly Ginger, Butterfly Lily, White Garland Lily

Celery

In Hindi

Butterfly Ginger Plant

अजवायन

In German

Schmetterling Ingwerpflanze

Sellerie

In French

Papillon Ginger Plante

Céleri

In Spanish

Planta de jengibre de la mariposa

Apio

In Greek

Πεταλούδα Τζίντζερ φυτών

Σέλινο

In Portuguese

Borboleta Ginger planta

Aipo

In Polish

Butterfly Ginger roślin

Seler

In Latin

Gingiber Plantae Gloria

apium

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Zingiberales

Apiales

Family

Zingiberaceae

Apiaceae

Genus

Hedychium

Apium

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Zingibereae

Apieae

Subfamily

Zingiberoideae

Apioideae

Number of Species

801

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Properties of Butterfly Ginger and Celery

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Ginger and Celery

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

Butterfly Ginger and Celery Physical Information

Butterfly Ginger and Celery physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Ginger height is 152.40 cm and width 60.96 cm whereas Celery height is 45.70 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Ginger and Celery are as follows:

Butterfly Ginger flower color: White and Yellow
Butterfly Ginger leaf color: Green and Light Green
Celery flower color: White
Celery leaf color: Light Green

Care of Butterfly Ginger and Celery

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