Elderberry

Butterfly Ginger

About Elderberry and Butterfly Ginger

Elderberry

Butterfly Ginger

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs, Shrubs

Tender Perennial

Origin

Australia, South America

Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Nepal, China

Types

Adams Elderberry, Black Beauty Elderberry, Black Lace Elderberry, Johns Elderberry, Nova Elderberry

Orange bottlebrush ginger, Kahili ginger, Cream garland-lily

Number of Varieties

010

0 40000

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Habitat

Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal

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

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-87-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-1

10-7

Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17

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

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

9.00 cm152.40 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

8.00 cm60.96 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

White, Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple, Red

Red, Orange

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Compound

Pinnate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Early Spring

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Loam

The pH of Soil

Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Pollution

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings

Divison, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather

Average Water Needs, Requires consistently moist soil, Water Deeply

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in winter, Prune ocassionally, Remove deadheads

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize every week

Pests and Diseases

Canker, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Stem spot, Tomato Ringspot Virus

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

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Ants, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Allergy

Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

constipation, Fever, Heart problems, High cholestrol, HIV/AIDS, Nerve pain, swine flu

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

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits

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

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Sambucus nigra

HEDYCHIUM coronarium

Common Name

Elderberry

Butterfly Ginger, Butterfly Lily, White Garland Lily

In Hindi

Elderberry

Butterfly Ginger Plant

In German

Holunderbeere

Schmetterling Ingwerpflanze

In French

Sureau

Papillon Ginger Plante

In Spanish

Saúco

Planta de jengibre de la mariposa

In Greek

Elderberry

Πεταλούδα Τζίντζερ φυτών

In Portuguese

Sabugueiro

Borboleta Ginger planta

In Polish

Bez czarny

Butterfly Ginger roślin

In Latin

Elderberry

Gingiber Plantae Gloria

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Dipsacales

Zingiberales

Family

Adoxaceae

Zingiberaceae

Genus

Sambucus

Hedychium

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Zingibereae

Subfamily

Zingiberoideae

Number of Species

3080

1 27800

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Properties of Elderberry and Butterfly Ginger

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

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Season and Care of Elderberry and Butterfly Ginger

Season and care of Elderberry and Butterfly Ginger is important to know. While considering everything about Elderberry and Butterfly Ginger Care, growing season is an essential factor. Elderberry season is Early Spring and Butterfly Ginger season is Early Spring. The type of soil for Elderberry is Loamy, Sandy, Well drained and for Butterfly Ginger is Loam while the PH of soil for Elderberry is Slightly Acidic and for Butterfly Ginger is Acidic, Neutral.

Elderberry and Butterfly Ginger Physical Information

Elderberry and Butterfly Ginger physical information is very important for comparison. Elderberry height is 9.00 cm and width 8.00 cm whereas Butterfly Ginger height is 152.40 cm and width 60.96 cm. The color specification of Elderberry and Butterfly Ginger are as follows:

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

Care of Elderberry and Butterfly Ginger

Care of Elderberry and Butterfly Ginger include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Elderberry pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in winter, Prune ocassionally and Remove deadheads and Butterfly Ginger pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Elderberry 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.