Butterfly Ginger

River Birch

About Butterfly Ginger and River Birch

Butterfly Ginger

River Birch

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

Tree

1.3 Origin

Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Nepal, China

Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States

1.4 Types

Orange bottlebrush ginger, Kahili ginger, Cream garland-lily

not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

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

bottomlands, Depression on prairies, ditches, Floodplains, Riverbanks, stream banks, Swamps

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-154-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-7

9-1

1.8 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, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

152.40 cm1,220.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.96 cm1,220.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow

Yellow, Brown

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red, Orange

Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Yellow, Light Yellow, Tan

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Oval with a pointed tip and fine teeth along their edges

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

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

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

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site, Pollution, Soil Compaction

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires consistently moist soil, Water Deeply

Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering

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

4.7 Pruning

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

Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Shape and thin as needed

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize every week

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, No need to fertilize every year

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Red blotch, Sawfly Larvae

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Pollution, Soil Compaction, Wet Site

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

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

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Ants, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

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 for making roof trusses, poles, joists, piles, Used in construction, Used in Furniture

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

Feature Plant, Shade Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

HEDYCHIUM coronarium

BETULA nigra

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Ginger, Butterfly Lily, White Garland Lily

River Birch

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly Ginger Plant

River Birch

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterling Ingwerpflanze

Fluss Birch

7.2.3 In French

Papillon Ginger Plante

Birch river

7.2.4 In Spanish

Planta de jengibre de la mariposa

river Birch

7.2.5 In Greek

Πεταλούδα Τζίντζερ φυτών

ποταμός Birch

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Borboleta Ginger planta

river Birch

7.2.7 In Polish

Butterfly Ginger roślin

Rzeka Birch

7.2.8 In Latin

Gingiber Plantae Gloria

Betula

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Zingiberales

Fagales

8.5 Family

Zingiberaceae

Betulaceae

8.6 Genus

Hedychium

Betula

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

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 River Birch

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Ginger and River Birch

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

Butterfly Ginger and River Birch Physical Information

Butterfly Ginger and River Birch physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Ginger height is 152.40 cm and width 60.96 cm whereas River Birch height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Ginger and River Birch are as follows:

Butterfly Ginger flower color: White and Yellow
Butterfly Ginger leaf color: Green and Light Green
River Birch flower color: Yellow and Brown
River Birch leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Butterfly Ginger and River Birch

Care of Butterfly Ginger and River Birch 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 River Birch pruning is done Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Shape and thin as needed. In summer Butterfly Ginger needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer River Birch needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.