Plant Profile

Hedychium coronarium (Butterfly Ginger)

The Butterfly Ginger is one of the nicest gingers it’s grown for its intensely enjoyable fragrant flowers; this herbaceous is native from the Himalayan foothills to Southeast Asia. Hundreds of flowers can appear in a 6-week period. But each one lasts about one day. The pure, white, showy flowers blooms in late spring through summer .The leaves are simple, large and borne on either side of the stems. If pollinated, the flowers give rise to orange ovular fruit that split to reveal orange and red seeds. It grows well in warm humid climate but It can resist cold. The rhizomes needs to be cover during cold months.

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Botanical Description
Horticulture Management

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French Name: Hédychium

Pronunciation: hee-DICK-ee-um kor-oh-NAIR-ee-um
Plant type: Groundcover
Origin: S.Asia, India, Nepal, China
Heat Zones: 7 to 15

Hardiness Zones: 8 to 13
Uses: Specimen, Border Plant, Mass Planting, Indoor, Container, Edible, Cut Flowers / Arrangements
Size/Shape

Growth Rate: Fast

Tree Shape: Upright

Canopy Symmetry: Irregular

Canopy Density: Open

Canopy Texture: Coarse

Height at Maturity: 1 to 1.5 m

Spread at Maturity: 1 to 1.5 meters

Time to Ultimate Height: 5 to 10 Years

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Foliage

Leaf Arrangement : Alternate

Leaf Venation: Pinnate

Leaf Persistance: Semi Evergreen

Leaf Type: Simple

Leaf Blade: 20 - 30

Leaf Shape: Linear

Leaf Margins: Undulate

Leaf Texture: Coarse

Leaf Scent: No Fragance

Color(growing season): Green

Color(changing season): Green
Flower

Flower Showiness: Yes

Flower Size Range: 1.5 - 3

Flower Type: Corymb

Flower Sexuality: Monoecious (Bisexual)

Flower Scent: Pleasant (Sweet)

Flower Color: Yellow, White

Seasons: Summer, Fall
Trunk

Number of Trunks: Multi-Trunked

Trunk esthetic Values: Not Showy
Fruit

Fruit Type: Capsule

Fruit Showiness: No

Fruit Size Range: 1.5 - 3

Fruit Color: Orange, Red

Seasons: Summer, Fall

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Tolerance

Frost Tolerant: Yes

Heat Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: No

Salt Tolerance: Poor
Requirements

Soil Requirements: Loam

Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Neutral

Water Requirements: Moderate

Light Requirements: Part
Management

Invasive Potential: Yes

Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: No

Fruit/ Leaves/ Flowers litter: No

Surface Rooting: No

Life Span: Less than 25

Edible Parts: Flower

Plant Propagation: Division, Rhizomes