Butterwort

Shell Ginger

About Butterwort and Shell Ginger

Butterwort

Shell Ginger

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Perennial

Tender Perennial

Origin

World/Pandemic

Southeastern Asia, India, Melanesia, Micronesia

Types

Pinguicula vulgaris, Pinguicula moranensis, Pinguicula alpina

Variegata Dwarf, Variegata Chinese Beauty

Number of Varieties

8320

0 40000

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Habitat

Damp Places, Fens, Gravels, meadows, Moist Soils, shores, Shores of rivers or lakes, springs, Wet lands

Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99998-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-5

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

152.40 cm180.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.96 cm120.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Red, Light Pink

Flower Color Modifier

Multi-Color

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Circular

Lance shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Root Division, Seedlings

By dividing rhizomes, tubers

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Get enough water whenever the soil is dry, Keep ground moist

Requires plenty of water during the growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut off the flower stalks at the base of the plant, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Apply 8-4-6 amount

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

Medium

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Insects

Butterflies

Allergy

Pollen

Rash

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antispasmodic, Antitussive, Cough, Throat infection

Antiulcerogenic, Diuretic, Hypotensive

Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Leaves, Rhizomes

Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea, Leaves used for wrapping zongi, Used to flavour noodles, Used to wrap mochi rice cakes

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Alpine, Bog Garden, Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PINGUICULA

ALPINIA zerumbet

Common Name

Butterwort

Shell Ginger

In Hindi

Butterwort plant

Shell Ginger

In German

Fettkraut Pflanze

Shell Ginger

In French

plante Butterwort

Shell Ginger

In Spanish

planta butterwort

Shell jengibre

In Greek

φυτό Butterwort

Shell Τζίντζερ

In Portuguese

planta Butterwort

Shell Ginger

In Polish

Butterwort roślin

Shell Imbir

In Latin

Butterwort herba

Crusta Ginger

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Lilopsida

Order

Scrophulariales

Zingiberales

Family

Lentibulariaceae

Zingiberaceae

Genus

Pinguicula

Alpinia

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Alpinieae

Subfamily

Asteroideae

Alpinioideae

Number of Species

80150

1 27800

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Properties of Butterwort and Shell Ginger

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

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Season and Care of Butterwort and Shell Ginger

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

Butterwort and Shell Ginger Physical Information

Butterwort and Shell Ginger physical information is very important for comparison. Butterwort height is 152.40 cm and width 60.96 cm whereas Shell Ginger height is 180.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Butterwort and Shell Ginger are as follows:

Butterwort flower color:
Butterwort leaf color:
Shell Ginger flower color: White, Red and Light Pink
Shell Ginger leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Butterwort and Shell Ginger

Care of Butterwort and Shell Ginger include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Butterwort pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Shell Ginger pruning is done Cut off the flower stalks at the base of the plant, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Butterwort needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Shell Ginger needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.