Butterfly Ginger

Sweet Potato Vine

About Butterfly Ginger and Sweet Potato Vine

Butterfly Ginger

Sweet Potato Vine

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Nepal, China

Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Orange bottlebrush ginger, Kahili ginger, Cream garland-lily

Vine, Flowering plant

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA5

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

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

All sorts of environments, Along Railroads, Banks, Moist Ditches, Roadsides, rocky banks of streams

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-1510-13

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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

152.40 cm15.00 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

Purple, Rose

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red, Orange

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Purple, Dark Green, Black

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Acicular

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

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Cuttings, Leaf Cutting, Tuber propagation

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires consistently moist soil, Water Deeply

Keep the Soil well drained, Needs very little water

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

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

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

Coarse

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

Aphids, Beetles, Cutworms, Insects, Mites, Whiteflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Abdominal pain, allergic reaction, Nausea, Skin rash, Twitching of face

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

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

Cures constipation, Fiber, Low calories, lowering blood pressure, Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin A, Vitamin C

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root, Seeds, Stem

Leaves, Root, Shoots, Stem, Tuber

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Starch, Used As Food, 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, Edible, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Vine

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

HEDYCHIUM coronarium

IPOMOEA batatas 'Blackie'

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Ginger, Butterfly Lily, White Garland Lily

Blackie Sweet Potato Vine, Sweet Potato Vine

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly Ginger Plant

शकरकन्द

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterling Ingwerpflanze

Süßkartoffel

7.2.3 In French

Papillon Ginger Plante

Patate douce

7.2.4 In Spanish

Planta de jengibre de la mariposa

Ipomoea batatas

7.2.5 In Greek

Πεταλούδα Τζίντζερ φυτών

Sweet potato

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Borboleta Ginger planta

Batata-doce

7.2.7 In Polish

Butterfly Ginger roślin

Wilec ziemniaczany

7.2.8 In Latin

Gingiber Plantae Gloria

Ipomoea batatas

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Zingiberales

Solanales

8.5 Family

Zingiberaceae

Convolvulaceae

8.6 Genus

Hedychium

Ipomoea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

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 Sweet Potato Vine

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Ginger and Sweet Potato Vine

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

Butterfly Ginger and Sweet Potato Vine Physical Information

Butterfly Ginger and Sweet Potato Vine physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Ginger height is 152.40 cm and width 60.96 cm whereas Sweet Potato Vine height is 15.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Butterfly Ginger and Sweet Potato Vine are as follows:

Butterfly Ginger flower color: White and Yellow
Butterfly Ginger leaf color: Green and Light Green
Sweet Potato Vine flower color: Purple and Rose
Sweet Potato Vine leaf color: Purple, Dark Green and Black

Care of Butterfly Ginger and Sweet Potato Vine

Care of Butterfly Ginger and Sweet Potato Vine 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 Sweet Potato Vine 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 Sweet Potato Vine needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.