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Butterfly Ginger
Butterfly Ginger

Irisine
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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
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Types

Orange bottlebrush ginger, Kahili ginger, Cream garland-lily
White Snowplant Tropical Bloodleaf Juba's Bush Yellow Bloodleaf Standley's Bloodleaf Rootstock Bloodleaf

Number of Varieties

1015
0 40000
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Habitat

Forest edges, Moist Soils, Riverbanks, Swamps, Wet lands
gardens, Grassland, Roadsides, Suburban areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

7-1511-12
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
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

152.40 cm45.70 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

60.96 cm30.50 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow
White, Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Orange
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Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green
Red, Green, Pink, Dark Red, Bronze

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green
Red, Green, Pink, Dark Red, Bronze

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green
Red, Green, Pink, Dark Red, Bronze

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Pinnate
Heart-shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall

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
Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires consistently moist soil, Water Deeply
Keep ground moist, Reduce watering in winter, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply, Water more in summer

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
Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads, Shape and thin as needed

Fertilizers

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

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Mealybugs, Scale, Whiteflies

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
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Ants, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Insects

Allergy

-
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Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Beautification

Beauty Benefits

-
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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
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Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root, Seeds, Stem
Whole plant

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, Edging, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

HEDYCHIUM coronarium
IRESINE 'Blazin' Rose'

Common Name

Butterfly Ginger, Butterfly Lily, White Garland Lily
Blazin' Rose Iresine, Bloodleaf, Irisine

In Hindi

Butterfly Ginger Plant
Iresine

In German

Schmetterling Ingwerpflanze
Iresine

In French

Papillon Ginger Plante
Iresine

In Spanish

Planta de jengibre de la mariposa
Iresine

In Greek

Πεταλούδα Τζίντζερ φυτών
Iresine

In Portuguese

Borboleta Ginger planta
Iresine

In Polish

Butterfly Ginger roślin
Iresine

In Latin

Gingiber Plantae Gloria
Iresine

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
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Subfamily

Zingiberoideae
Gomphrenoideae

Number of Species

8025
1 27800
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Difference Between Butterfly Ginger and Irisine

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Importance of Butterfly Ginger and Irisine

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Compare Facts of Butterfly Ginger vs Irisine

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