Wood Apple

Butterfly Ginger

About Wood Apple and Butterfly Ginger

Wood Apple

Butterfly Ginger

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fruits, Trees

Tender Perennial

1.3 Origin

Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya

Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Nepal, China

1.4 Types

Not Available

Orange bottlebrush ginger, Kahili ginger, Cream garland-lily

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Dry areas

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

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available

7-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

10-7

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

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

1.9 Habit

Not Available

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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800.00 cm

Rank: 47 (Overall)▶

152.40 cm

Rank: 85 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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900.00 cm

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60.96 cm

Rank: 94 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

White, Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Greyish Brown, Light Green, Not Available

Red, Orange

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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24% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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7% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Autumn

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Rich

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Fall

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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34% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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72% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings

Divison, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do not water excessively

Average Water Needs, Requires consistently moist soil, Water Deeply

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Rich

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

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

4.8 Fertilizers

for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize every week

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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80% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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86% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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84% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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15% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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95% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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8% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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61% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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40% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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65% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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4% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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19% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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14% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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13% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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57% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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1% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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No Tender Perennial Garden Plants has it !

5.9 Invasive

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1% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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49% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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48% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Ants, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Gastric

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good Cleanser

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6.1.3 Edible Uses

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50% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

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Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, scurvy, Snakebite

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Flowers, Root, Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

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

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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18% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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64% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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All Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Fruit Tree

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Limonia acidissima

HEDYCHIUM coronarium

7.2 Common Name

Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit

Butterfly Ginger, Butterfly Lily, White Garland Lily

7.2.1 In Hindi

कबिट

Butterfly Ginger Plant

7.2.2 In German

Indischer Holzapfel

Schmetterling Ingwerpflanze

7.2.3 In French

Kawista

Papillon Ginger Plante

7.2.4 In Spanish

Kawista

Planta de jengibre de la mariposa

7.2.5 In Greek

γλυκό ασβέστη

Πεταλούδα Τζίντζερ φυτών

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Limonia

Borboleta Ginger planta

7.2.7 In Polish

Feronia słoniowa

Butterfly Ginger roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

dulcis ad cinerem

Gingiber Plantae Gloria

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Sapindales

Zingiberales

8.5 Family

Rutaceae

Zingiberaceae

8.6 Genus

Limonia

Hedychium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Citreae

Zingibereae

8.9 Subfamily

Aurantioideae

Zingiberoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Wood Apple and Butterfly Ginger

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

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Season and Care of Wood Apple and Butterfly Ginger

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

Wood Apple and Butterfly Ginger Physical Information

Wood Apple and Butterfly Ginger physical information is very important for comparison. Wood Apple height is 800.00 cm and width 900.00 cm whereas Butterfly Ginger height is 152.40 cm and width 60.96 cm. The color specification of Wood Apple and Butterfly Ginger are as follows:

Wood Apple flower color: White
Wood Apple leaf color: Green
Butterfly Ginger flower color: White and Yellow
Butterfly Ginger leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Wood Apple and Butterfly Ginger

Care of Wood Apple and Butterfly Ginger include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Wood Apple pruning is done Prune after harvesting and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Butterfly Ginger pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Wood Apple 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.