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White Grape and Butterfly Ginger


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Tender Perennial  
Fruit  

Origin
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Nepal, China  
-  

Types
Orange bottlebrush ginger, Kahili ginger, Cream garland-lily  
Vitis vinifera 'Albino', Vitis vinifera 'White Pearl'  

Number of Varieties
10  
-  

Habitat
Forest edges, Moist Soils, Riverbanks, Swamps, Wet lands  
Cold Regions  

USDA Hardiness Zone
7-15  
5-9  

AHS Heat Zone
10-7  
9-5  

Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24  

Habit
Upright/Erect  
Vining/Climbing  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
152.40 cm  
99+
370.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
60.96 cm  
99+
460.00 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
White, Yellow  
-  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Red, Orange  
White, Light Green  

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

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

Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green  
Yellow, Red, Gray Green, Bronze  

Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green  
Light Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Pinnate  
Cordate  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall  
Summer, Fall  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Growth Rate
Fast  
Fast  

Type of Soil
Loam  
Clay, Loam  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral  
Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
Average  
Average  

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

Repeat Bloomer
Yes  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings  
Runners  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Requires consistently moist soil, Water Deeply  
Average Water Needs  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral  
Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Type
Loam  
Clay, Loam  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Average  
Average  

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  
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  
Grasshoppers  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Yes  
Insignificant  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
-  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
Yes  

Edible Fruit
No  
Yes  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
Yes  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
Yes  
No  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
Yes  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Bold  
Coarse  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
Sometimes  
No  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
No  

Attracts
Ants, Butterflies, Hummingbirds  
Birds  

Allergy
-  
conjunctivitis, Gastric disturbances, Sweating  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes  
Showy Purposes  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
Yes  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Abdominal Disease, Anthelmintic, Antirheumatic, Carminative, Chest pain, Febrifuge, Joint pain, Stomachic, Tonic, Tonsillitis  
anti inflammatory, Sunburns, Vitamin C  

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  
Sometimes used for making wine, Used As Food  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Edible, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical  
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Vine  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
HEDYCHIUM coronarium  
VITIS 'Cayuga White'  

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

In Hindi
Butterfly Ginger Plant  
White Grape  

In German
Schmetterling Ingwerpflanze  
Weiße Traube  

In French
Papillon Ginger Plante  
Raisin blanc  

In Spanish
Planta de jengibre de la mariposa  
uva blanca  

In Greek
Πεταλούδα Τζίντζερ φυτών  
λευκό Σταφύλι  

In Portuguese
Borboleta Ginger planta  
uva Branca  

In Polish
Butterfly Ginger roślin  
Biały winogron  

In Latin
Gingiber Plantae Gloria  
uva alba:  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Liliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Zingiberales  
Vitales  

Family
Zingiberaceae  
Vitaceae  

Genus
Hedychium  
Vitis  

Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots  
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids  

Tribe
Zingibereae  
-  

Subfamily
Zingiberoideae  
-  

Number of Species
80  
99+
60  
99+

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Difference Between Butterfly Ginger and White Grape

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Importance of Butterfly Ginger and White Grape

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

Compare Facts of Butterfly Ginger vs White Grape

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 White Grape 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 White Grape have conjunctivitis, Gastric disturbances and Sweating respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Butterfly Ginger has no showy fruits and White Grape has showy fruits. Also Butterfly Ginger is flowering and White Grape is not flowering . You can compare Butterfly Ginger and White Grape facts and facts of other plants too.

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