Butterfly Ginger

Painted Fingernails

About Butterfly Ginger and Painted Fingernails

Butterfly Ginger

Painted Fingernails

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tender Perennial

Origin

Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Nepal, China

Brazil

Types

Orange bottlebrush ginger, Kahili ginger, Cream garland-lily

Number of Varieties

102

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Habitat

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

Rainforest

USDA Hardiness Zone

7-1510-15

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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

H1, H2, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

152.40 cm15.20 cm

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Minimum Width

60.96 cm40.60 cm

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow

Lavender, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Orange

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Red, Olive, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Red, Olive, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Red, Olive, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam

Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Corms or bulbs, From bulbs, Tubers

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires consistently moist soil, Water Deeply

Do Not over Water

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

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

Scale insects

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

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Ants, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Butterflies

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification

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

Flowers

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

Container, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

HEDYCHIUM coronarium

Neoregelia spectabilis

Common Name

Butterfly Ginger, Butterfly Lily, White Garland Lily

Bloody Bromeliad, Painted Fingernails

In Hindi

Butterfly Ginger Plant

painted fingernail

In German

Schmetterling Ingwerpflanze

painted fingernail

In French

Papillon Ginger Plante

Neoregelia spectabilis

In Spanish

Planta de jengibre de la mariposa

painted fingernail

In Greek

Πεταλούδα Τζίντζερ φυτών

painted fingernail

In Portuguese

Borboleta Ginger planta

Painted fingernails

In Polish

Butterfly Ginger roślin

painted fingernail

In Latin

Gingiber Plantae Gloria

Neoregelia spectabilis

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Embryophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Lilopsida

Order

Zingiberales

Bromeliales

Family

Zingiberaceae

Bromeliaceae

Genus

Hedychium

Neoregelia

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Zingibereae

Subfamily

Zingiberoideae

Bromelioideae

Number of Species

80-

1 27800

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Properties of Butterfly Ginger and Painted Fingernails

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Ginger and Painted Fingernails

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

Butterfly Ginger and Painted Fingernails Physical Information

Butterfly Ginger and Painted Fingernails physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Ginger height is 152.40 cm and width 60.96 cm whereas Painted Fingernails height is 15.20 cm and width 40.60 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Ginger and Painted Fingernails are as follows:

Butterfly Ginger flower color: White and Yellow
Butterfly Ginger leaf color: Green and Light Green
Painted Fingernails flower color: Lavender and Blue Violet
Painted Fingernails leaf color: Red, Olive and Yellow green

Care of Butterfly Ginger and Painted Fingernails

Care of Butterfly Ginger and Painted Fingernails 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 Painted Fingernails 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 Painted Fingernails needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.