Butterfly Ginger

Hybrid Phlox

About Butterfly Ginger and Hybrid Phlox

Butterfly Ginger

Hybrid Phlox

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Nepal, China

Hybrid origin, North America

1.4 Types

Orange bottlebrush ginger, Kahili ginger, Cream garland-lily

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

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

Not Available

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-154-8

4 99

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

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Cushion/Mound-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

152.40 cm65.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.6.1 Minimum Width

60.96 cm55.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.7 Plant Color

2.7.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow

Pink, Lavender

2.7.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.7.3 Fruit Color

Red, Orange

Not Available

2.7.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Dark Green

2.7.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.7.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.7.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.8 Shape

2.8.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Ovate elongated

2.9 Thorns

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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, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Root Division

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 excessively

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

Neutral

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, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

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

Remove dead flowers

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize every week

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Not Available

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Not Available

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Ants, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Rabbits

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

along a porch, deck or patio, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Food for animals

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root, Seeds, Stem

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Food for animals, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

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

Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

HEDYCHIUM coronarium

Phlox paniculata 'Sherbet Cocktail'

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Ginger, Butterfly Lily, White Garland Lily

Hybrid Phlox, Sherbet Cocktail Garden Phlox

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly Ginger Plant

Hybrid Phlox

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterling Ingwerpflanze

Hybrid Phlox

7.2.3 In French

Papillon Ginger Plante

Phlox Hybrid

7.2.4 In Spanish

Planta de jengibre de la mariposa

Phlox híbrido

7.2.5 In Greek

Πεταλούδα Τζίντζερ φυτών

υβριδικά Phlox

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Borboleta Ginger planta

Phlox híbrido

7.2.7 In Polish

Butterfly Ginger roślin

Hybrydowy Phlox

7.2.8 In Latin

Gingiber Plantae Gloria

Hybrid Phlox

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Zingiberales

Ericales

8.5 Family

Zingiberaceae

Polemoniaceae

8.6 Genus

Hedychium

Phlox

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Zingibereae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Zingiberoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

8067

1 27800

Properties of Butterfly Ginger and Hybrid Phlox

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Ginger and Hybrid Phlox

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

Butterfly Ginger and Hybrid Phlox Physical Information

Butterfly Ginger and Hybrid Phlox physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Ginger height is 152.40 cm and width 60.96 cm whereas Hybrid Phlox height is 65.00 cm and width 55.00 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Ginger and Hybrid Phlox are as follows:

Butterfly Ginger flower color: White and Yellow
Butterfly Ginger leaf color: Green and Light Green
Hybrid Phlox flower color: Pink and Lavender
Hybrid Phlox leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Butterfly Ginger and Hybrid Phlox

Care of Butterfly Ginger and Hybrid Phlox 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 Hybrid Phlox pruning is done Remove dead flowers. In summer Butterfly Ginger needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Hybrid Phlox needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.