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Butterfly Ginger
Butterfly Ginger

Bael
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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Tender Perennial
Fruits, Tree

Origin

Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Nepal, China
Southeast Asia, Southern India

Types

Orange bottlebrush ginger, Kahili ginger, Cream garland-lily
Kaghzi Mirzapuri, Kaghzi Gonda, Kagzi Etawah and Kagzi Banarasi

Number of Varieties

1018
0 40000
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Habitat

Forest edges, Moist Soils, Riverbanks, Swamps, Wet lands
Tropical Climate, Tropical regions, Wet forest

USDA Hardiness Zone

7-159-15
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

10-7
12-8

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

152.40 cm1,000.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

60.96 cm150.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow
White, Yellow green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
-

Fruit Color

Red, Orange
Green, Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green
Green, Ivory

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green
Green, Ivory

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green
Green, Ivory

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Green, Ivory

Shape

Leaf Shape

Pinnate
Trident shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings
Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires consistently moist soil, Water Deeply
Needs good drainage, Reduce water once established

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Cut upper 1/3 section when young to enhancegrowth, Remove dead branches

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize every week
General purpose fertilizer with an NPK ratio 3-1-2

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Aphids, Downy mildew, fungus

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Full Sun, Soil Compaction

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Bold
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Ants, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Ants, Birds, Leafminer, Squirrels

Allergy

-
Dizziness, Stomach pain

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Beautification, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root, Seeds, Stem
Leaves

Other Uses

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

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

HEDYCHIUM coronarium
Aegle marmelos

Common Name

Butterfly Ginger, Butterfly Lily, White Garland Lily
Bael , Bengal Quince, Wood apple

In Hindi

Butterfly Ginger Plant
बिल्व, बेल, बेलपत्थर,

In German

Schmetterling Ingwerpflanze
Bengalische Quitte, Madjobaum

In French

Papillon Ginger Plante
fruit de Beli, Coing du Bengale, Bilva

In Spanish

Planta de jengibre de la mariposa
membrillo de Bengala, Bilva

In Greek

Πεταλούδα Τζίντζερ φυτών
Βεγγάλης Κυδώνι

In Portuguese

Borboleta Ginger planta
Fruta de Bael

In Polish

Butterfly Ginger roślin
Kleiszcze smakowite

In Latin

Gingiber Plantae Gloria
Bilwa

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Zingiberales
Solanales

Family

Zingiberaceae
Solanaceae

Genus

Hedychium
Brugmansia

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Zingibereae
Datureae

Subfamily

Zingiberoideae
Solanoideae

Number of Species

80150
1 27800
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Difference Between Butterfly Ginger and Bael

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Importance of Butterfly Ginger and Bael

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Butterfly Ginger and Bael. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Butterfly Ginger and Bael as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Butterfly Ginger is Abdominal Disease, Anthelmintic, Antirheumatic, Carminative, Chest pain, Febrifuge, Joint pain, Stomachic, Tonic and Tonsillitis whereas of Bael is Antiasthamatic, Antirheumatic, Arthritis and Dermatitis. Butterfly Ginger has beauty benefits as follows: while Bael has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Butterfly Ginger vs Bael

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Butterfly Ginger vs Bael and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Butterfly Ginger are whereas of Bael have Dizziness and Stomach pain respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Butterfly Ginger has no showy fruits and Bael has no showy fruits. Also Butterfly Ginger is flowering and Bael is not flowering . You can compare Butterfly Ginger and Bael facts and facts of other plants too.