Butterfly Ginger

Wood Lily

About Butterfly Ginger and Wood Lily

Butterfly Ginger

Wood Lily

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Nepal, China

Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Western United States, Southwestern United States, Texas, Canada

1.4 Types

Orange bottlebrush ginger, Kahili ginger, Cream garland-lily

western red lily

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

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

High elevation, Hill prairies, Open grasslands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-153-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-7

8-1

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

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 cm30.50 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow

Dark Red, Orange Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red, Orange

Yellow green, Sandy Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Light Green

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

Long linear and narrow

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer

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

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Summer, Late 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

Bulbs

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

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize every week

Acidic Fertilizer, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Gray mold, Lily Beetle

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

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Ants, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Birds, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

poisonous to cats

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Borders, Cottage Garden, Ornamental use, Wild gardens

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

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

bulb used as starch, Unknown

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, Mixed Border, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

HEDYCHIUM coronarium

LILIUM philadelphicum

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Ginger, Butterfly Lily, White Garland Lily

Philadelphia Lily, Wood Lily

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly Ginger Plant

wood lily

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterling Ingwerpflanze

Lilium philadelphicum

7.2.3 In French

Papillon Ginger Plante

Lilium philadelphicum

7.2.4 In Spanish

Planta de jengibre de la mariposa

lirio de madera

7.2.5 In Greek

Πεταλούδα Τζίντζερ φυτών

ξύλο κρίνος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Borboleta Ginger planta

wood lily

7.2.7 In Polish

Butterfly Ginger roślin

lilia drewna

7.2.8 In Latin

Gingiber Plantae Gloria

wood lily

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Zingiberales

Liliales

8.5 Family

Zingiberaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Hedychium

Lilium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Zingibereae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Zingiberoideae

Lilioideae

8.10 Number of Species

80NA

1 27800

Properties of Butterfly Ginger and Wood Lily

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Ginger and Wood Lily

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

Butterfly Ginger and Wood Lily Physical Information

Butterfly Ginger and Wood Lily physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Ginger height is 152.40 cm and width 60.96 cm whereas Wood Lily height is 30.00 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Ginger and Wood Lily are as follows:

Butterfly Ginger flower color: White and Yellow
Butterfly Ginger leaf color: Green and Light Green
Wood Lily flower color: Dark Red and Orange Red
Wood Lily leaf color: Light Green

Care of Butterfly Ginger and Wood Lily

Care of Butterfly Ginger and Wood 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 Wood 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 Wood Lily needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.