Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Aquatics
Origin
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Nepal, China
World/Pandemic
Types
Orange bottlebrush ginger, Kahili ginger, Cream garland-lily
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
Number of Varieties
10220
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40000
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Habitat
Forest edges, Moist Soils, Riverbanks, Swamps, Wet lands
Lakes, stream banks
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-15-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-7
-
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
152.40 cm10.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.96 cm5.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow
Yellow, Purple, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Red, Orange
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Orbicular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
-
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Requires consistently moist soil, Water Deeply
Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line
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
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
-
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Cut away fading foliage, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize every week
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
hair algae
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Wet Site
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Ants, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Insects
Allergy
-
Avoid during Pregnancy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
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
Diuretic, Vulnerary
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Root, Seeds, Stem
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Garland, Paper pulp, Used as essential oil, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in paper industry
Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Edible, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Botanical Name
HEDYCHIUM coronarium
UTRICULARIA
Common Name
Butterfly Ginger, Butterfly Lily, White Garland Lily
Bladderwort
In Hindi
Butterfly Ginger Plant
Bladderwort plant
In German
Schmetterling Ingwerpflanze
bladderwort Pflanze
In French
Papillon Ginger Plante
plante Bladderwort
In Spanish
Planta de jengibre de la mariposa
planta bladderwort
In Greek
Πεταλούδα Τζίντζερ φυτών
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
In Portuguese
Borboleta Ginger planta
planta bladderwort
In Polish
Butterfly Ginger roślin
Bladderwort roślin
In Latin
Gingiber Plantae Gloria
bladderwort herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Zingiberales
Scrophulariales
Family
Zingiberaceae
Lentibulariaceae
Genus
Hedychium
Utricularia
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Zingibereae
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Subfamily
Zingiberoideae
Pitcairnioideae
Number of Species
80220
1
27800
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