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What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Annual  

Type
Tender Perennial  
Tender Perennial  

Origin
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Nepal, China  
Southern Asia, India, China, Melanesia, Micronesia, Australia  

Types
Orange bottlebrush ginger, Kahili ginger, Cream garland-lily  
Zingiber officinale, Alpinia purpurata  

Number of Varieties
10  
2  
99+

Habitat
Forest edges, Moist Soils, Riverbanks, Swamps, Wet lands  
agricultural areas, Moist Soils, Warmer regions  

USDA Hardiness Zone
7-15  
-9999  

AHS Heat Zone
10-7  
-  

Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21  

Habit
Upright/Erect  
Clump-Forming  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
152.40 cm  
99+
200.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
60.96 cm  
99+
1,500.00 cm  
11

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
White, Yellow  
White, Red, Green, Orange, Pink, Magenta, Fuchsia, Rose, Lavender  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Red, Orange  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green  
Green, Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green  
Green, Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green  
Green, Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green  
Light Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Pinnate  
Linear  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall  
-  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade  
Partial Sun  

Growth Rate
Fast  
Medium  

Type of Soil
Loam  
-  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral  
-  

Soil Drainage
Average  
Moist  

Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer  
Indeterminate  

Repeat Bloomer
Yes  
-  

Tolerances
Drought  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground  
Container, Ground  

How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings  
From Rhizomes  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Requires consistently moist soil, Water Deeply  
Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Adequately  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Less Watering  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral  
-  

Soil Type
Loam  
-  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Average  
-  

Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade  
Partial 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 leaves  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize every week  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
Red blotch  
Bacteria wilt, Bacterial Blight, Rhizome rot, Root knot nematode  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Yes  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
No  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
Yes  
Yes  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
-  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
-  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
Yes  
-  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
Yes  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Bold  
-  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
-  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
Sometimes  
No  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
-  

Attracts
Ants, Butterflies, Hummingbirds  
Butterflies, Flying insects  

Allergy
-  
Heartburn, Stomach burn  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes  
Beautification, Ground Cover  

Beauty Benefits
-  
Acne, For treating wrinkles, Nourishes scalp, Speed hair growth  

Edible Uses
Yes  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Indoor Air Purification, Provides ground cover, soil stabilisation  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Abdominal Disease, Anthelmintic, Antirheumatic, Carminative, Chest pain, Febrifuge, Joint pain, Stomachic, Tonic, Tonsillitis  
Cold, Dysentry, High cholestrol, Rheumatoid arthritis, Skin Disorders, Treat Parasitic Intestinal Worms, Weight management and satiety  

Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Root, Seeds, Stem  
Leaves, Rhizomes  

Other Uses
Garland, Paper pulp, Used as essential oil, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in paper industry  
Can be made into a herbal tea, Cosmetics, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used as Ornamental plant, Used as a spice  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
Yes  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
HEDYCHIUM coronarium  
CURCUMA  

Common Name
Butterfly Ginger, Butterfly Lily, White Garland Lily  
Ginger  

In Hindi
Butterfly Ginger Plant  
अदरक  

In German
Schmetterling Ingwerpflanze  
Ingwer  

In French
Papillon Ginger Plante  
Gingembre  

In Spanish
Planta de jengibre de la mariposa  
Jengibre  

In Greek
Πεταλούδα Τζίντζερ φυτών  
Τζίντζερ  

In Portuguese
Borboleta Ginger planta  
Gengibre  

In Polish
Butterfly Ginger roślin  
Imbir  

In Latin
Gingiber Plantae Gloria  
gingiber  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Liliopsida  
Liliopsida  

Order
Zingiberales  
Zingiberales  

Family
Zingiberaceae  
Zingiberaceae  

Genus
Hedychium  
Zingiber Mill.  

Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots  
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots  

Tribe
Zingibereae  
-  

Subfamily
Zingiberoideae  
-  

Number of Species
80  
99+
1300  
21

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Difference Between Butterfly Ginger and Ginger Plant

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Importance of Butterfly Ginger and Ginger Plant

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Butterfly Ginger and Ginger Plant. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Butterfly Ginger and Ginger Plant 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 Ginger Plant is Cold, Dysentry, High cholestrol, Rheumatoid arthritis, Skin Disorders, Treat Parasitic Intestinal Worms and Weight management and satiety. Butterfly Ginger has beauty benefits as follows: while Ginger Plant has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Butterfly Ginger vs Ginger Plant

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

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