Butterfly Ginger

Mashua

About Butterfly Ginger and Mashua

Butterfly Ginger

Mashua

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Tender Perennial

Flowering Plants, Vegetable

Origin

Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Nepal, China

Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America

Types

Orange bottlebrush ginger, Kahili ginger, Cream garland-lily

Number of Varieties

1010

0 40000

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Habitat

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

USDA Hardiness Zone

7-158-10

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

10-7

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 cm30.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.96 cm30.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow

Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Orange

Pink, Red, White

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light 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

Trumpet

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Fall, Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

From Rhizomes

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires consistently moist soil, Water Deeply

Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Does not require lot of watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun

Pruning

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

Cut or pinch the stems, 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

Mosaic viruses

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

✔ ✘

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

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Ants, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

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

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root, Seeds, Stem

Fruits

Other Uses

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

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

Foundation

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

HEDYCHIUM coronarium

TROPAEOLUM tuberosum

Common Name

Butterfly Ginger, Butterfly Lily, White Garland Lily

Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium

In Hindi

Butterfly Ginger Plant

Tuberous Nasturtium

In German

Schmetterling Ingwerpflanze

Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse

In French

Papillon Ginger Plante

Capucine tubéreuse

In Spanish

Planta de jengibre de la mariposa

tuberosa capuchina

In Greek

Πεταλούδα Τζίντζερ φυτών

Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο

In Portuguese

Borboleta Ginger planta

tuberosa chagas

In Polish

Butterfly Ginger roślin

bulwiaste Nasturcja

In Latin

Gingiber Plantae Gloria

Morbus nasturtium

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Zingiberales

Brassicales

Family

Zingiberaceae

Tropaeolaceae

Genus

Hedychium

Tropaeolum

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Zingibereae

Subfamily

Zingiberoideae

Number of Species

80100

1 27800

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Properties of Butterfly Ginger and Mashua

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Ginger and Mashua

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

Butterfly Ginger and Mashua Physical Information

Butterfly Ginger and Mashua physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Ginger height is 152.40 cm and width 60.96 cm whereas Mashua height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Ginger and Mashua are as follows:

Butterfly Ginger flower color: White and Yellow
Butterfly Ginger leaf color: Green and Light Green
Mashua flower color: Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose and Yellow
Mashua leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Butterfly Ginger and Mashua

Care of Butterfly Ginger and Mashua 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 Mashua pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, 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 Mashua needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.