Butterfly Ginger

Purple Velvet Plant

About Butterfly Ginger and Purple Velvet Plant

Butterfly Ginger

Purple Velvet Plant

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual, biennial or perennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

1.3 Origin

Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Nepal, China

Melanesia

1.4 Types

Orange bottlebrush ginger, Kahili ginger, Cream garland-lily

Herbaceous perennial

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

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

Sunny Edge

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-1510-12

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-7

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Prostrate/Trailing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

152.40 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.96 cm90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow

White, Orange, Orange Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red, Orange

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green, Purple, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green, Purple, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green, Purple, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

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

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires consistently moist soil, Water Deeply

Medium

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

4.7 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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize every week

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

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

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Ants, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Hanging Basket

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root, Seeds, Stem

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

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

Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

HEDYCHIUM coronarium

GYNURA aurantiaca

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Ginger, Butterfly Lily, White Garland Lily

Purple Velvet Plant

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly Ginger Plant

gynura aurantiaca

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterling Ingwerpflanze

aurantiaca Gynura

7.2.3 In French

Papillon Ginger Plante

aurantiaca Gynura

7.2.4 In Spanish

Planta de jengibre de la mariposa

aurantiaca gynura

7.2.5 In Greek

Πεταλούδα Τζίντζερ φυτών

Gynura aurantiaca

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Borboleta Ginger planta

Gynura aurantiaca

7.2.7 In Polish

Butterfly Ginger roślin

Gynura aurantiaca

7.2.8 In Latin

Gingiber Plantae Gloria

Gynura aurantiaca

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Zingiberales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Zingiberaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Hedychium

Gynura

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Zingibereae

Senecioneae

8.9 Subfamily

Zingiberoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

80NA

1 27800

Properties of Butterfly Ginger and Purple Velvet Plant

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Ginger and Purple Velvet Plant

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

Butterfly Ginger and Purple Velvet Plant Physical Information

Butterfly Ginger and Purple Velvet Plant physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Ginger height is 152.40 cm and width 60.96 cm whereas Purple Velvet Plant height is 30.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Ginger and Purple Velvet Plant are as follows:

Butterfly Ginger flower color: White and Yellow
Butterfly Ginger leaf color: Green and Light Green
Purple Velvet Plant flower color: White, Orange and Orange Red
Purple Velvet Plant leaf color: Green, Purple and Dark Green

Care of Butterfly Ginger and Purple Velvet Plant

Care of Butterfly Ginger and Purple Velvet Plant 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 Purple Velvet Plant 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 Purple Velvet Plant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.