Celery

Butterfly Ginger

About Celery and Butterfly Ginger

Celery

Butterfly Ginger

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What is

Life Span

Annual or Biennial

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Tender Perennial

Origin

Europe, Northern Africa, Asia

Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Nepal, China

Types

Pascal, Golden Self-Blanching, Tall Utah, Tango

Orange bottlebrush ginger, Kahili ginger, Cream garland-lily

Number of Varieties

10010

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Habitat

Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground

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

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99997-15

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AHS Heat Zone

9-3

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

45.70 cm152.40 cm

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Minimum Width

30.50 cm60.96 cm

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

White, Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Tan, Brown

Red, Orange

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Irregular

Pinnate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Late Spring

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Divison, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering

Average Water Needs, Requires consistently moist soil, Water Deeply

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove shoots

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

Fertilizers

Less fertilizing

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize every week

Pests and Diseases

Bacteria, Downy mildew, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Mosaic viruses, Pink Root, Red blotch

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Frost

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

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Insects, Mice, Rodents, Spider Mites

Ants, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Allergy

Irritation to stomach

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin, Improve skin condition, Moisturizing, Skin Problems

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cancer, Combats Stress, Eye Problems, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Indigestion, Inflammation, Weight loss

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

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Flowers, Root, Seeds, Stem

Other Uses

Employed in herbal medicine, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used as a spice

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

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

APIUM graveolens

HEDYCHIUM coronarium

Common Name

Celery

Butterfly Ginger, Butterfly Lily, White Garland Lily

In Hindi

अजवायन

Butterfly Ginger Plant

In German

Sellerie

Schmetterling Ingwerpflanze

In French

Céleri

Papillon Ginger Plante

In Spanish

Apio

Planta de jengibre de la mariposa

In Greek

Σέλινο

Πεταλούδα Τζίντζερ φυτών

In Portuguese

Aipo

Borboleta Ginger planta

In Polish

Seler

Butterfly Ginger roślin

In Latin

apium

Gingiber Plantae Gloria

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Apiales

Zingiberales

Family

Apiaceae

Zingiberaceae

Genus

Apium

Hedychium

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Apieae

Zingibereae

Subfamily

Apioideae

Zingiberoideae

Number of Species

180

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Properties of Celery and Butterfly Ginger

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

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Season and Care of Celery and Butterfly Ginger

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

Celery and Butterfly Ginger Physical Information

Celery and Butterfly Ginger physical information is very important for comparison. Celery height is 45.70 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Butterfly Ginger height is 152.40 cm and width 60.96 cm. The color specification of Celery and Butterfly Ginger are as follows:

Celery flower color: White
Celery leaf color: Light Green
Butterfly Ginger flower color: White and Yellow
Butterfly Ginger leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Celery and Butterfly Ginger

Care of Celery and Butterfly Ginger include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Celery pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove shoots and Butterfly Ginger pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Celery needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Butterfly Ginger needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.