Tree Echium

Butterfly Ginger

About Tree Echium and Butterfly Ginger

Tree Echium

Butterfly Ginger

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What is

Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

Type

Tree

Tender Perennial

Origin

Canary Islands

Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Nepal, China

Types

Echium pininana

Orange bottlebrush ginger, Kahili ginger, Cream garland-lily

Number of Varieties

1010

0 40000

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Habitat

tropical environments

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

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-107-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

10-7

Sunset Zone

21,22

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

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

240.00 cm152.40 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.00 cm60.96 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Blue, Blue Violet

White, Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Orange

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lobed

Pinnate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Divison, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium

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, Sand

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

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

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Fine

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Ants, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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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, Leaves

Flowers, Root, Seeds, Stem

Other Uses

Showy Purposes

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, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ECHIUM pininana

HEDYCHIUM coronarium

Common Name

Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium

Butterfly Ginger, Butterfly Lily, White Garland Lily

In Hindi

Tree Echium

Butterfly Ginger Plant

In German

Baum Aciam

Schmetterling Ingwerpflanze

In French

Arbre ACIAM

Papillon Ginger Plante

In Spanish

árbol Aciam

Planta de jengibre de la mariposa

In Greek

δέντρο Aciam

Πεταλούδα Τζίντζερ φυτών

In Portuguese

árvore Aciam

Borboleta Ginger planta

In Polish

drzewo Aciam

Butterfly Ginger roślin

In Latin

lignum Aciam

Gingiber Plantae Gloria

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Zingiberales

Family

Boraginaceae

Zingiberaceae

Genus

Echium

Hedychium

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Zingibereae

Subfamily

Zingiberoideae

Number of Species

6080

1 27800

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Properties of Tree Echium and Butterfly Ginger

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

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Season and Care of Tree Echium and Butterfly Ginger

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

Tree Echium and Butterfly Ginger Physical Information

Tree Echium and Butterfly Ginger physical information is very important for comparison. Tree Echium height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Butterfly Ginger height is 152.40 cm and width 60.96 cm. The color specification of Tree Echium and Butterfly Ginger are as follows:

Tree Echium flower color: Light Blue and Blue Violet
Tree Echium leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Butterfly Ginger flower color: White and Yellow
Butterfly Ginger leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Tree Echium and Butterfly Ginger

Care of Tree Echium and Butterfly Ginger include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Tree Echium pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Butterfly Ginger pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Tree Echium 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.