Butterfly Ginger

Red Fescue

About Butterfly Ginger and Red Fescue

Butterfly Ginger

Red Fescue

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

Grass

1.3 Origin

Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Nepal, China

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe

1.4 Types

Orange bottlebrush ginger, Kahili ginger, Cream garland-lily

Lustrous Creeping Red Fescue, Rubra trichophylla, Rubra rubra

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

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

Wide range of ecological site

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-152-7

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-7

7 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Mat-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

152.40 cm5.10 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.96 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red, Orange

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Grass like

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

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

From Rhizomes

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires consistently moist soil, Water Deeply

Needs 2-3 times watering per week

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

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

Prune grass to maintain level

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize every week

fertilize in fall

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Billbugs, Dollar spot, Pythium blight, Red blotch, Red thread, White grubs

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

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Fine

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

Bugs

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Erosion control, Wildlife

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

Whole plant

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

Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

HEDYCHIUM coronarium

FESTUCA rubra

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Ginger, Butterfly Lily, White Garland Lily

Red Fescue

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly Ginger Plant

Red Fescue

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterling Ingwerpflanze

Rotschwingel

7.2.3 In French

Papillon Ginger Plante

fétuque rouge

7.2.4 In Spanish

Planta de jengibre de la mariposa

festuca roja

7.2.5 In Greek

Πεταλούδα Τζίντζερ φυτών

κόκκινο Φεστούκα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Borboleta Ginger planta

Red festuca

7.2.7 In Polish

Butterfly Ginger roślin

Kostrzewa czerwona

7.2.8 In Latin

Gingiber Plantae Gloria

Red Fescue

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Zingiberales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Zingiberaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Hedychium

Festuca

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Zingibereae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Zingiberoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

80NA

1 27800

Properties of Butterfly Ginger and Red Fescue

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Ginger and Red Fescue

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

Butterfly Ginger and Red Fescue Physical Information

Butterfly Ginger and Red Fescue physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Ginger height is 152.40 cm and width 60.96 cm whereas Red Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Butterfly Ginger and Red Fescue are as follows:

Butterfly Ginger flower color: White and Yellow
Butterfly Ginger leaf color: Green and Light Green
Red Fescue flower color: Not Available
Red Fescue leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Butterfly Ginger and Red Fescue

Care of Butterfly Ginger and Red Fescue 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 Red Fescue pruning is done Prune grass to maintain level. In summer Butterfly Ginger needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Red Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.