Butterfly Ginger

Oatgrass

About Butterfly Ginger and Oatgrass

Butterfly Ginger

Oatgrass

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tender Perennial

Grass

Origin

Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Nepal, China

Europe, Asia

Types

Orange bottlebrush ginger, Kahili ginger, Cream garland-lily

Blue Oat grass

Number of Varieties

10-

0 40000

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Habitat

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

Cropland, gardens, Grassland, Roadsides

USDA Hardiness Zone

7-154-9

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

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

152.40 cm20.50 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.96 cm30.50 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow

Brown

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Orange

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Tan, Brown

Shape

Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Grass like

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Early 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

Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize every week

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

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

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Ants, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Allergy

Asthma, Itchy eyes

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

Arthritis, Headache, Stomach pain

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root, Seeds, Stem

Whole plant

Other Uses

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

Used as a nutritious food item

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

Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Groundcover

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

HEDYCHIUM coronarium

ARRHENATHERUM

Common Name

Butterfly Ginger, Butterfly Lily, White Garland Lily

Oatgrass

In Hindi

Butterfly Ginger Plant

जई घास

In German

Schmetterling Ingwerpflanze

Ährengras

In French

Papillon Ginger Plante

Folle avoine

In Spanish

Planta de jengibre de la mariposa

oat Grass

In Greek

Πεταλούδα Τζίντζερ φυτών

βρώμη Grass

In Portuguese

Borboleta Ginger planta

aveia-

In Polish

Butterfly Ginger roślin

Owies trawa

In Latin

Gingiber Plantae Gloria

oat Grass

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Zingiberales

Poales

Family

Zingiberaceae

Poaceae

Genus

Hedychium

Danthonia

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Zingibereae

Aveneae

Subfamily

Zingiberoideae

Danthonioideae

Number of Species

80450

1 27800

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Properties of Butterfly Ginger and Oatgrass

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Ginger and Oatgrass

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

Butterfly Ginger and Oatgrass Physical Information

Butterfly Ginger and Oatgrass physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Ginger height is 152.40 cm and width 60.96 cm whereas Oatgrass height is 20.50 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Ginger and Oatgrass are as follows:

Butterfly Ginger flower color: White and Yellow
Butterfly Ginger leaf color: Green and Light Green
Oatgrass flower color: Brown
Oatgrass leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Butterfly Ginger and Oatgrass

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