Butterfly Ginger

Spider lily

About Butterfly Ginger and Spider lily

Butterfly Ginger

Spider lily

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Tender Perennial

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Nepal, China

China, Korea

Types

Orange bottlebrush ginger, Kahili ginger, Cream garland-lily

Red Spider Lily, Magic Lily, Golden Spider Lily

Number of Varieties

10140

0 40000

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Habitat

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

Along cemeteries

USDA Hardiness Zone

7-155-10

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

10-7

10-3

Sunset Zone

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

21,22

Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

152.40 cm50.80 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.96 cm22.90 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow

Yellow, Orange, Gold

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Orange

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Late Summer, Early Fall

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

From bulbs

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires consistently moist soil, Water Deeply

Water daily during growing season, water on alternate days

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

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

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Ants, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Allergy

drowsiness, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Landscape Designing

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

anti-cancer, treating poison ivy, treating tumours

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root, Seeds, Stem

Bulbs

Other Uses

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

Leaves are used as mosquito repellent, Used for its medicinal properties

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, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

HEDYCHIUM coronarium

LYCORIS chinensis

Common Name

Butterfly Ginger, Butterfly Lily, White Garland Lily

Golden Surprise Lily, Spiderlily

In Hindi

Butterfly Ginger Plant

Lycoris Spider lily

In German

Schmetterling Ingwerpflanze

Spinnenlilien

In French

Papillon Ginger Plante

Lycoris Spider lily

In Spanish

Planta de jengibre de la mariposa

Lycoris Spider lily

In Greek

Πεταλούδα Τζίντζερ φυτών

Lycoris Spider lily

In Portuguese

Borboleta Ginger planta

Lycoris Spider lily

In Polish

Butterfly Ginger roślin

Lycoris Spider lily

In Latin

Gingiber Plantae Gloria

Lycoris Spider lily

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

Class

Liliopsida

Lilopsida

Order

Zingiberales

Liliales

Family

Zingiberaceae

Amaryllidaceae

Genus

Hedychium

Lycoris

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Zingibereae

Subfamily

Zingiberoideae

Amaryllidoideae

Number of Species

8080

1 27800

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Properties of Butterfly Ginger and Spider lily

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Ginger and Spider lily

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

Butterfly Ginger and Spider lily Physical Information

Butterfly Ginger and Spider lily physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Ginger height is 152.40 cm and width 60.96 cm whereas Spider lily height is 50.80 cm and width 22.90 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Ginger and Spider lily are as follows:

Butterfly Ginger flower color: White and Yellow
Butterfly Ginger leaf color: Green and Light Green
Spider lily flower color: Yellow, Orange and Gold
Spider lily leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Butterfly Ginger and Spider lily

Care of Butterfly Ginger and Spider lily 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 Spider lily 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 Spider lily needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.