Weeping Maple

Butterfly Ginger

About Weeping Maple and Butterfly Ginger

Weeping Maple

Butterfly Ginger

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Tender Perennial

Origin

Eastern Asia

Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Nepal, China

Types

Ever red , Crimson queen

Orange bottlebrush ginger, Kahili ginger, Cream garland-lily

Number of Varieties

610

0 40000

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Habitat

Shady Edge

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

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-87-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-2

10-7

Sunset Zone

A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

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

Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

300.00 cm152.40 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

300.00 cm60.96 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red

White, Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Green

Red, Orange

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Lime Green

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Lime Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Orange, Gold, Orange Red

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Maple shaped

Pinnate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early 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?

Transplanting

Divison, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

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

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

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Fine

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Beetles

Ants, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

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, 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, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ACER palmatum 'Omurayama'

HEDYCHIUM coronarium

Common Name

Japanese Maple, Weeping Japanese Maple

Butterfly Ginger, Butterfly Lily, White Garland Lily

In Hindi

Weeping Maple

Butterfly Ginger Plant

In German

Weeping Maple

Schmetterling Ingwerpflanze

In French

Maple pleureur

Papillon Ginger Plante

In Spanish

weeping maple

Planta de jengibre de la mariposa

In Greek

weeping maple

Πεταλούδα Τζίντζερ φυτών

In Portuguese

chorando de bordo

Borboleta Ginger planta

In Polish

płacz klonu

Butterfly Ginger roślin

In Latin

weeping maple

Gingiber Plantae Gloria

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Angiosperms

Magnoliophyta

Class

Eudicotyledones

Liliopsida

Order

Sapindales

Zingiberales

Family

Aceraceae

Zingiberaceae

Genus

Acer

Hedychium

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Zingibereae

Subfamily

Zingiberoideae

Number of Species

13080

1 27800

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Properties of Weeping Maple and Butterfly Ginger

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

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Season and Care of Weeping Maple and Butterfly Ginger

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

Weeping Maple and Butterfly Ginger Physical Information

Weeping Maple and Butterfly Ginger physical information is very important for comparison. Weeping Maple height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Butterfly Ginger height is 152.40 cm and width 60.96 cm. The color specification of Weeping Maple and Butterfly Ginger are as follows:

Weeping Maple flower color: Red
Weeping Maple leaf color: Light Green and Lime Green
Butterfly Ginger flower color: White and Yellow
Butterfly Ginger leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Weeping Maple and Butterfly Ginger

Care of Weeping Maple and Butterfly Ginger include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Weeping Maple 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 Weeping Maple 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.