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Butterfly Ginger
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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Tender Perennial
Fruit

Origin

Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Nepal, China
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Russia/Siberia, Southern Asia, Western Asia

Types

Orange bottlebrush ginger, Kahili ginger, Cream garland-lily
Not avaialable

Number of Varieties

107500
0 40000
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Habitat

Forest edges, Moist Soils, Riverbanks, Swamps, Wet lands
Hillside, Mountain Slopes, Temperate Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

7-155-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

10-7
9-1

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 7

Habit

Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

152.40 cm460.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

60.96 cm460.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow
White, Pink

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Orange
Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Pinnate
Oblong

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam
Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Early Spring, Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting

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
Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

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
Black rot, Leaf spot, Scab

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

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
Birds

Allergy

-
Mouth itching, Throat itching

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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
Cancer, constipation, Diabetes, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Fever, Heart problems, Tooth ache

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root, Seeds, Stem
Fruits

Other Uses

Garland, Paper pulp, Used as essential oil, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in paper industry
Used As Food, Wood is used for making furniture

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Edible, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

HEDYCHIUM coronarium
MALUS domestica 'Red Delicious'

Common Name

Butterfly Ginger, Butterfly Lily, White Garland Lily
Apple, Red Delicious Apple, Red Eating Apple

In Hindi

Butterfly Ginger Plant
लाल स्वादिष्ट सेब

In German

Schmetterling Ingwerpflanze
Red Delicious

In French

Papillon Ginger Plante
Red Delicious

In Spanish

Planta de jengibre de la mariposa
Manzana Red Delicious

In Greek

Πεταλούδα Τζίντζερ φυτών
Red Delicious μήλο

In Portuguese

Borboleta Ginger planta
Red Delicious apple

In Polish

Butterfly Ginger roślin
Red Delicious jabłko

In Latin

Gingiber Plantae Gloria
Red Delicious apple

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Zingiberales
Rosales

Family

Zingiberaceae
Rosaceae

Genus

Hedychium
Malus

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Zingibereae
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Subfamily

Zingiberoideae
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Number of Species

807500
1 27800
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Difference Between Butterfly Ginger and Red Delicious Apple

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Importance of Butterfly Ginger and Red Delicious Apple

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Compare Facts of Butterfly Ginger vs Red Delicious Apple

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