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Butterfly Ginger
Butterfly Ginger

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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual and Perennial

Type

Tender Perennial
Tender Perennial

Origin

Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Nepal, China
Brazil

Types

Orange bottlebrush ginger, Kahili ginger, Cream garland-lily
Yellow Bloodleaf, Herbst's Bloodleaf, Standley's Bloodleaf

Number of Varieties

1070
0 40000
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Habitat

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

USDA Hardiness Zone

7-1511-15
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

10-7
12-1

Sunset Zone

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

Habit

Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

152.40 cm15.24 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

60.96 cm20.32 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow
-

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Orange
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Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green
Red, Green, Purple

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green
Red, Green, Purple

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green
Red, Green, Purple

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Pinnate
Oval

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

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
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Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings
Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting, Tip cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires consistently moist soil, Water Deeply
Medium

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
Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove branches that rub together, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize every week
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Balanced liquid fertilizer every 4 weeks

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

Single
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Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Bold
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Ants, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Insects, Wildlife

Allergy

-
Pollen

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
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Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification, Indoor Air Purification, Provides ground cover

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

HEDYCHIUM coronarium
IRESINE herbstii

Common Name

Butterfly Ginger, Butterfly Lily, White Garland Lily
Bloodleaf, Herbst's bloodleaf

In Hindi

Butterfly Ginger Plant
Bloodleaf Plant

In German

Schmetterling Ingwerpflanze
Bloodleaf Pflanze

In French

Papillon Ginger Plante
Feuillesang Plante

In Spanish

Planta de jengibre de la mariposa
Planta Sangrienta

In Greek

Πεταλούδα Τζίντζερ φυτών
Bloodleaf φυτών

In Portuguese

Borboleta Ginger planta
Bloodleaf Planta

In Polish

Butterfly Ginger roślin
Bloodleaf roślin

In Latin

Gingiber Plantae Gloria
Planta Bloodleaf

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Zingiberales
Caryophyllales

Family

Zingiberaceae
Amaranthaceae

Genus

Hedychium
Iresine

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Zingibereae
Gomphreneae

Subfamily

Zingiberoideae
Gomphrenoideae

Number of Species

8070
1 27800
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Difference Between Butterfly Ginger and Bloodleaf

If you are confused whether Butterfly Ginger or Bloodleaf are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Butterfly Ginger and Bloodleaf Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Butterfly Ginger are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer and Fertilize every week, whereas for Bloodleaf fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer and Balanced liquid fertilizer every 4 weeks. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Butterfly Ginger and Bloodleaf if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Butterfly Ginger and Bloodleaf

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Butterfly Ginger and Bloodleaf. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Butterfly Ginger and Bloodleaf 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 Bloodleaf is . Butterfly Ginger has beauty benefits as follows: while Bloodleaf has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Butterfly Ginger vs Bloodleaf

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 Bloodleaf 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 Bloodleaf have Pollen respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Butterfly Ginger has no showy fruits and Bloodleaf has no showy fruits. Also Butterfly Ginger is flowering and Bloodleaf is not flowering . You can compare Butterfly Ginger and Bloodleaf facts and facts of other plants too.