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Butterfly Ginger
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About Butterfly Ginger

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tender Perennial

Origin

Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Nepal, China

Types

Orange bottlebrush ginger, Kahili ginger, Cream garland-lily

Number of Varieties

10
0 40000
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Habitat

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

USDA Hardiness Zone

7-15
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

10-7

Sunset Zone

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

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

152.40 cm
Rank: 85 (Overall)
0 3900
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Minimum Width

60.96 cm
Rank: 94 (Overall)
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Orange

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Thorns

8% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

64% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires consistently moist soil, Water Deeply

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize every week

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

87% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

13% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

6% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

45% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Fruit

8% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

21% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

16% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

Showy Foliage

55% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

1% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

9% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

44% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Ants, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Allergy

-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-

Edible Uses

52% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Abdominal Disease, Anthelmintic, Antirheumatic, Carminative, Chest pain, Febrifuge, Joint pain, Stomachic, Tonic, Tonsillitis

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root, Seeds, Stem

Other Uses

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

Used As Indoor Plant

60% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Edible, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

HEDYCHIUM coronarium

Common Name

Butterfly Ginger, Butterfly Lily, White Garland Lily

In Hindi

Butterfly Ginger Plant

In German

Schmetterling Ingwerpflanze

In French

Papillon Ginger Plante

In Spanish

Planta de jengibre de la mariposa

In Greek

Πεταλούδα Τζίντζερ φυτών

In Portuguese

Borboleta Ginger planta

In Polish

Butterfly Ginger roślin

In Latin

Gingiber Plantae Gloria

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Zingiberales

Family

Zingiberaceae

Genus

Hedychium

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Zingibereae

Subfamily

Zingiberoideae

Number of Species

80
Rank: 100 (Overall)
1 27800
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Properties of Butterfly Ginger

Want to know the properties of Butterfly Ginger? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Butterfly Ginger is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Butterfly Ginger Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use: Abdominal Disease, Anthelmintic, Antirheumatic, Carminative, Chest pain, Febrifuge, Joint pain, Stomachic, Tonic and Tonsillitis

  • Part of plant used: Flowers, Root, Seeds and Stem

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Butterfly Ginger Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Butterfly Ginger. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Butterfly Ginger physical information is as follows: 152.40 cm tall and 60.96 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Pinnate. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color: White and Yellow
  • Leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Butterfly Ginger

Taking Butterfly Ginger Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Butterfly Ginger include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Partial Sun, Partial shade for its proper growth.

Season and care of Butterfly Ginger

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Butterfly Ginger is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Butterfly Ginger is a very important plant from Tender Perennial. There are 10 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Orange bottlebrush ginger, Kahili ginger, Cream garland-lily. This plant's habitat is Forest edges, Moist Soils, Riverbanks, Swamps and Wet lands and it comes in the hardiness zone 7-15. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.