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Hedychium coronarium - White Ginger
Zingiberaceae
Hedychium coronarium is a robust, attractive plant that will reach 6 feet in containers. It is a vigorous grower and needs to be divided often. White Ginger is native to tropical Asia.

 


Hedychium coronarium
'White Butterfly'
White Butterfly Ginger
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Hedychium coronarium
The Butterfly Lily, Hedychium coronarium,is a striking tropical perennial which grows to a height of 2-4 feet tall.

#48 Hedychium coronarium
Common Names: ginger lily, white butterfly ginger lily, garland flower
Family: Zingiberaceae (ginger Family)
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Hedychium coronarium
Ginger lily
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Hedychium coronarium is a top selling ginger and the most fragrant of all. In the summer and fall it bears fragrant flowers that resemble butterflies, thus the common name, Butterfly Ginger. It is also been said to attract butterflies.

Hedychium coronarium (Butterfly Ginger) is a real attention-getter in late summer and fall as the rich, honeysuckle-like fragrance pervades the evening air from 2" wide butterfly-like white flowers.

Ginger lilies (Hedychium coronarium) are also known as white butterfly ginger lilies. This tropical perennial grows green stalks that are 3 to 7 feet tall. The 8- to 24-inch long, green lance-shaped…
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garland flower, butterfly ginger, white ginger Hedychium coronarium
garlic mustard Alliaria petiolata
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Hedychium coronarium (White Ginger) tolerates standing in water and thrives in temperature climates with mild winters (above freezing) and warm summers. Hedychium gardnerarium, greenei, flavum, and forestii do well in subtropical beds.

Hardy white butterfly ginger (Hedychium coronarium)
Scarlet swamp hibiscus (Hibiscus coccineus)
Swamp rose mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos)
Variegated spider lily (Hymenocallis caribaea ‘Variegata')
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Species and varieties
Hedychium coronarium (Butterfly Ginger, Garland Flower, Ginger Lily, Whi)
Hedychium gardneranum (Kahili Ginger, Yellow Ginger Lily)
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It can be used as an imposing back of the border specimen, in the company of a large red hot poker like Kniphofia 'Alcazar' or, for mild sites with the tender but large ginger plant Hedychium coronarium, and tall, intense flowered Canna indica.

See also: Hedychium, Hibiscus, Banana, Alpinia, Orchid