Butterfly Ginger

Chicory

About Butterfly Ginger and Chicory

Butterfly Ginger

Chicory

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tender Perennial

Flowering Plants, Shrubs, Vegetable

Origin

Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Nepal, China

Mediterranean

Types

Orange bottlebrush ginger, Kahili ginger, Cream garland-lily

Belgian Endive, Red Belgian Endive, Curly Endive (a.k.a. Frisee), Escarole, Radicchio (Chioggia) and Radicchio (Chioggia)

Number of Varieties

1010

0 40000

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Habitat

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

Grassland, Mediterranean region, Wild

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

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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

Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

152.40 cm3.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.96 cm1.50 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow

Blue

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Orange

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Oblong

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Part sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam

Loamy, Sandy

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

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

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Loamy, Sandy

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Part sun

Pruning

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

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune prior to new growth, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize every week

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Loopers, Root rot, Viruses, Worms

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

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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

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Ants, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Butterflies

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Cancer, Digestive disorders, Inflammation, Liver problems, Stomach pain

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root, Seeds, Stem

Leaves, Root

Other Uses

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

Used as an ingredient in coffee

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

HEDYCHIUM coronarium

Cichorium intybus

Common Name

Butterfly Ginger, Butterfly Lily, White Garland Lily

Blue daisy, blue dandelion, blue sailors, blue weed, bunk, coffeeweed, cornflower, hendibeh, horseweed, ragged sailors, succory, wild bachelor's buttons, and wild endive

In Hindi

Butterfly Ginger Plant

कासनी

In German

Schmetterling Ingwerpflanze

Chicoree

In French

Papillon Ginger Plante

chicorée

In Spanish

Planta de jengibre de la mariposa

achicoria

In Greek

Πεταλούδα Τζίντζερ φυτών

ραδίκι

In Portuguese

Borboleta Ginger planta

chicória

In Polish

Butterfly Ginger roślin

cykoria

In Latin

Gingiber Plantae Gloria

pancratium

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Zingiberales

Asterales

Family

Zingiberaceae

Asteraceae

Genus

Hedychium

Cichorium

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Zingibereae

Cichorieae

Subfamily

Zingiberoideae

Cichorioideae

Number of Species

8085

1 27800

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Properties of Butterfly Ginger and Chicory

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Ginger and Chicory

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

Butterfly Ginger and Chicory Physical Information

Butterfly Ginger and Chicory physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Ginger height is 152.40 cm and width 60.96 cm whereas Chicory height is 3.00 cm and width 1.50 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Ginger and Chicory are as follows:

Butterfly Ginger flower color: White and Yellow
Butterfly Ginger leaf color: Green and Light Green
Chicory flower color: Blue
Chicory leaf color: Green

Care of Butterfly Ginger and Chicory

Care of Butterfly Ginger and Chicory 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 Chicory pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune prior to new growth, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads. In summer Butterfly Ginger needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Chicory needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.