Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Shrub
Origin
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Nepal, China
China, Japan
Types
Orange bottlebrush ginger, Kahili ginger, Cream garland-lily
-
Number of Varieties
1030
0
40000
👆🏻
Habitat
Forest edges, Moist Soils, Riverbanks, Swamps, Wet lands
Well Drained
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-156-9
0
99
👆🏻
AHS Heat Zone
10-7
9-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
152.40 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
👆🏻
Minimum Width
60.96 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
👆🏻
Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow
Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Red, Orange
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Rhomboid
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Cuttings, Rooted stem cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Requires consistently moist soil, Water Deeply
Needs less watering, Water Deeply
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, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize every week
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
bees, Red blotch, Whiteflies
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Drought and Wet Site, Variety of soil types
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Ants, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Butterflies
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Ornamental use, 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
-
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 Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Edible, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Foundation, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
HEDYCHIUM coronarium
CARYOPTERIS incana
Common Name
Butterfly Ginger, Butterfly Lily, White Garland Lily
bluebeard
you shu
In Hindi
Butterfly Ginger Plant
Bluebeard
In German
Schmetterling Ingwerpflanze
Blaubart
In French
Papillon Ginger Plante
Bluebeard
In Spanish
Planta de jengibre de la mariposa
Barba Azul
In Greek
Πεταλούδα Τζίντζερ φυτών
Κυανοπώγωνα
In Portuguese
Borboleta Ginger planta
Barba Azul
In Polish
Butterfly Ginger roślin
Sinobrody
In Latin
Gingiber Plantae Gloria
Bluebeard
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Streptophyta
Class
Liliopsida
-
Order
Zingiberales
Lamiales
Family
Zingiberaceae
Verbenaceae
Genus
Hedychium
Caryopteris
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Zingibereae
-
Subfamily
Zingiberoideae
-
Number of Species
807
1
27800
👆🏻