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Lg. Stepladder Butterfly Ginger Plant (hedychium sp)
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Lg. Stepladder Butterfly Ginger Plant (hedychium sp)

$38.60

Stepladder Butterfly Ginger earns its name from the way its radiant peach-colored flowers appear to pop out along the stem in a distinct rung-like pattern. Blooming from summer through fall, the layered blossoms create a playful yet elegant vertical display that stands out beautifully against lush tropical foliage.
Reaching about 5 feet tall during the growing season, Stepladder makes a strong architectural statement in garden beds and large patio containers. Like other Hedychium, it enjoys sunny locations but performs just as well in partial shade. Planted in rich, moist soil — whether in ground or in a container — it grows vigorously, allowing the rhizomes to expand and fuel impressive seasonal growth. Easy to grow and undeniably tropical, this variety brings warmth and movement to any landscape.

Pot Size: 4.3 x 5" Deep Round Pot Size Guide
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The item you are purchasing is the exact variety shown in the photos gallery, for reference only. Plants are well rooted and ready to plant, See pot size above and care guide below. Patio growing outside recommended zones? Bring indoors before frost. (size & variegation may vary.)

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ABOUT HEDYCHUM GINGER
Hedychium Plants (ginger) - Enhance your patio or landscape with the refined tropical elegance of Hedychium Ginger plants, widely admired for their upright growth habit, lush foliage, and highly ornamental blooms. Commonly known as butterfly or fragrant ginger, Hedychium produces showy flower clusters in shades of white, yellow, orange, and soft peach, many of which release a pleasant, sweet fragrance. These striking blooms create a strong visual impact while also adding sensory appeal. Indoors, Hedychium Ginger serves as an impressive specimen plant in bright interiors, sunrooms, or enclosed patios. Outdoors, it performs exceptionally well as a focal point in garden beds, borders, and large containers, offering height, structure, and seasonal flowering that elevates any planting design. The growth rate of your new Hedychium Plants will vary greatly depending on soil type, sunlight, temperature and other factors. Note: A few leaves are often trimmed prior to shipping to reduce transpiration and travel stress.
QUICK SPECS
OUTDOOR
Zone 7b-11
PATIO
Zone 4a-11
SOIL TYPE
Rich Moist
% SUN
70-90%
PROPAGATE
By Division
GROWTH
Fast
Hedychium Ginger Care
Enhance your home or landscape with the refined tropical elegance of Hedychium Ginger plants, widely admired for their upright growth habit, lush foliage, and highly ornamental blooms. Commonly known as butterfly or fragrant ginger, Hedychium produces showy flower clusters in shades of white, yellow, orange, and soft peach, many of which release a pleasant, sweet fragrance. These striking blooms create a strong visual impact while also adding sensory appeal. Indoors, Hedychium Ginger serves as an impressive specimen plant in bright interiors, sunrooms, or enclosed patios. Outdoors, it performs exceptionally well as a focal point in garden beds, borders, and large containers, offering height, structure, and seasonal flowering that elevates any planting design. In colder zones a containerized Hedychium Ginger can be relocated indoors for the winter months.

Planting & Container Size
Watering, planting, pot size, and general care are simple with Hedychium Ginger, making it an enjoyable plant to grow. This plant prefers consistently moist soil, so water regularly, especially during warm weather, but avoid soggy conditions by ensuring good drainage. When planting in the ground, loosen the soil well and mix in organic matter to help retain moisture while allowing excess water to drain away. For container growing, choose a pot with drainage holes and start with a container at least 12–14 inches wide to give the roots room to grow comfortably. Repot as the plant matures, moving up a few inches at a time to support healthy growth. With the right balance of moisture, space, and airflow, Hedychium Ginger will establish quickly and grow with confidence.
Fertilizer
Ongoing care and fertilizer requirements help Hedychium Ginger produce lush foliage and vibrant flowers. Feed the plant with a balanced, slow-release fertilizer at the start of the growing season, and supplement with a liquid fertilizer about once a month during active growth. This steady nutrition supports strong stems and encourages colorful blooms to form and last longer. Remove spent flowers and trim away any damaged or yellowing leaves to keep the plant looking neat and to direct energy into new growth and flowering. With consistent watering, proper feeding, and simple maintenance, Hedychium Ginger will reward you with stunning blooms and a tropical presence that customers will enjoy indoors or outdoors season after season.
Best Locations
Best outdoors if grown outdoors in zone 7b-11,Location plays an important role in bloom production and overall plant health. Indoors, place Hedychium Ginger near a bright window where it can receive plenty of indirect or filtered sunlight throughout the day. Outdoors, it thrives in partial sun to partial shade, benefiting from gentle morning sunlight while being protected from intense afternoon heat. Warm, sheltered locations encourage better flowering and stronger stems. In cooler climates, growing Hedychium Ginger in containers allows you to move it indoors when temperatures drop, ensuring ongoing growth and the potential for blooms year after year. At the northern end of their grow zone they will die back for the winter and sprout back in the spring.
Before You Plant Outdoors
At the nursery these Hedychium Ginger are grown under 20-40% shade cloth. If you plant this Hedychium Ginger in a brightly lit area you may experience leaf burn. It is best to acclimate this plant to its environment by keeping it outside and slowly moving it into a sunny area over a week or two to avoid stress before planting.
Your Journey Begins Today!
Your Tropical Oasis starts the moment you make today’s purchase. Six months from now, you’ll be showing off your lush, thriving plants from BOTANICAL GROWERS, sharing cuttings and stories with friends and family. And who knows—this could be the beginning of your very own plant nursery!
Note:
Before leaving, plants are inspected, watered, and pruned. Larger plants will be topped to 36" or 48" overall, depending on the variety, if necessary, to facilitate shipping. Your new plants' pot is then bagged to ensure that the soil stays in the pot and not loose in the box. Plants are tissue or kraft paper wrapped and generally secured in place with natural biodegradable peanuts. Plant growing zones listed are a general guide. We recommend checking your local microclimate and doing a bit of extra research on your new plants before planting outdoors. Patio zone recommendations are for summer enjoyment—depending on your winter temperatures, plants may need to be brought indoors for protection.
Zone.9b Zone.10a Zone.10b Zone.11a Zone.11b
Weight 3.7 lbs

Shipping Info.

All shipments over $100 are fully insured with the carrier and all orders over $700 will require a signature, Please track your order and have someone available.

SHIPPING & HANDLING RATES AND INFO.
At the current time we only ship to the lower 48 states. We do NOT ship to AK, HI, PR or internationally. Orders placed from these areas will be refunded and cancelled. Orders placed from the western regions in the US can have an extended delivery time up to 9 days, we strongly recommend selecting 2 day UPS or placing your order in early spring or late fall to avoid hot summer temps. In these regions you are accepting full responsibility for the shipment and understand the risks involved due to distance and temperatures. Western shipments are not guaranteed in the months of May-September.

**Please understand we are unable to constantly monitor the temperatures across the entire United States. If you know the temperatures in your area are not conducive to shipping plants enclosed in a box from Florida to your location, please wait until temperatures are more favorable. We do not guarantee plants due to extreme temperatures during shipping. All shipping rates include all shipping and handling fees.

**To better serve you, during certain times of the year, when heat and travel time may become an issue, we offer UPS 2 Day which may be considerably more expensive however safer for your shipment. Due to extended travel time and weather conditions we remove the UPS Ground options to some locations to prevent loss and heat damage.
An original unboxing video will be required for any claims(s) of shortage(s).

**About delivery time: During checkout you will notice the shipping time states "once shipped" in days but our "delivery time" is stated in weeks. That is because, our nursery typically receives over 1-2 hundred orders a week with orders consisting of 1 to 20+ plants each, which adds up to around 1,000 plants per week to prepare and ship, when we are only able to properly ship around 125 or so orders per week. We are a nursery of two people doing all the maintenance, propagation, shipping and customer service, working eight days per week. We do not take any short cuts while packaging and each plant is handled and treated with the utmost care. When the orders in our shipping queue reach 300, we turn off the site checkout process until the shipping queue is down to a manageable 200 or less orders.
Example:
1. You order on the first of the month with 2 day shipping.
2. Shipping queue orders are at 2-4 weeks.
3. At week 2-4 your order is ready to ship.
4. You selected two day shipping, so your order will be to you in 2 days after UPS picks it up.

Current shipping queue is 1 day to 2 weeks depending on your location, day of order and holidays. Sales volume may vary this timeframe. Please note all orders are shipped on Monday & Tuesday to insure safe delivery of your plants. (more info.)

All shipments are insured by UPS for transit loss.

WHAT ARE THE SHIPPING & HANDLING RATES? At the current time we do not ship to Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico.

Local UPS Ground Shipping and Packaging to: Florida and Georgia. Orders Over $299.00 Ship Free!
Items Ordered Shipping Charge
1 $15.00
Plus $4.50 per additional item.
Example Shipping Total
1 Item $15.00
5 Items $33.00
10 Items $55.50

 

UPS Ground Shipping and Packaging to Eastern Regions: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, DC, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
Items Ordered Shipping Charge
1 $25.00
Plus $7.60 per additional item.
Example Shipping Total
1 Item $25.00
5 Items $55.40
10 Items $93.40

 

UPS Ground Shipping and Packaging to Western Regions**: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. When temperatures rise we only offer 2 day shipping o these destinations which is considerably higher than the rates shown.
Items Ordered Shipping Charge
1 $35.00
Plus $8.99 per additional item.
Example Shipping Total
1 Item $35.00
5 Items $70.69
10 Items $115.91

WHAT IF MY PACKAGE IS LOST OR STOLEN?
PLEASE TRACK YOUR PACKAGE!  Once shipped all sales are final, tracking info. is automatically emailed as soon as it becomes available you must trace the shipment to your door, we simply ship the product to the address supplied to us on your invoice, we ARE NOT responsible for lost, stolen or damaged packages once delivered, this includes heat or cold damage when delivered outside. If you have any issues contact UPS, not us. Chances are you will loose all the money spent, so PLEASE TRACK YOUR PACKAGE and have someone there to accept it. Note: shipping delays may occur if we experience a heavier volume of orders.
Orders placed from the western regions can have an extended delivery time up to 8 days, we strongly recommend orders be placed in early spring or late fall to avoid hot summer temps. In these regions you are accepting full responsibility for the shipment, the mortality of the plants ordered and understand the risks involved due to distance and temperatures. Western shipments are not guaranteed in the months of June-September.

HOW ARE PLANTS PACKAGED FOR SHIPMENT?
Wow, like a present!  With our state of the art packaging we can ensure that your new plant arrives in style. Before leaving our growers all plants are inspected, watered and pruned if necessary. Your new plant is bagged to keep the soil moist and to ensure that the soil stays in the pot not loose in the box. Then your plants are tissue or kraft paper wrapped and secured in place with natural biodegradable peanuts, you will be pleased.

DO YOU SHIP PLANTS ANY TIME OF THE YEAR?
 Sorry, no we don't.  Most of the plants offered are very tropical and require temperatures above 40º at all times. On occasion some orders may be delayed if the weather conditions in your area warrant that the shipment be held. This helps to ensure the survival of your new plant. During the winter months when we are no longer shipping plants, our growers spend their time researching new species and new growing techniques to provide you with the most unique and superior species of plants available anywhere.

HOW LARGE ARE THE POTS THE PLANTS COME IN?
It varies.   All plants for sale will vary in size. In the spring, plants are often smaller than plants shipped in the fall. Most plants designated with a sku ending in -4, -6 or -8 will arrive in a standard 4 inch, 6 inch or 8 inch round growers pot respectively, -2 will be in our new 11 cu. inch pot for stronger roots. Our new, reusable, recyclable deep pots are 8 inches deep and 3x3 inches in diameter. Products growing in these pots are easy to transplant and allow for deeper, faster growth and are designated with a -t3, most of these are often come with a 36" totem. (Note: The item sku number can be found just below the buy button.) The color and style of these pots may vary. If we are out of a particular size item, we may ship a larger size at no additional charge. You can see the various pot sizes and actual plants ready to ship.

ARE SHIPPING OPTIONS AVAILABLE?
 No. Sorry,  At the present the only shipping option available is UPS Ground ®. UPS ® has proven themselves in the industry and have become the carrier of choice for our family of growers. With reasonable rates, careful handling and on time service you can be sure that your shipment will arrive ready to be enjoyed.

HOW CAN I ESTIMATE THE ARRIVAL DATE?
 To ensure proper delivery  most orders will take 1 - 3 weeks. The delivery time can vary depending on the work load, seasonal holidays and your location. You will automatically be notified by email with tracking information when your order ships, allowing you to trace the shipment to its destination. Rest easy knowing that your plant will not ship until it is inspected, watered, bagged and properly packaged.

WILL ALL OF MY PACKAGES BE SHIPPED BY UPS?
 Yes.  We not only trust UPS® with our plants. They are the exclusive shipper of our growers when it comes to plants, pots and accessories.

CAN ORDERS BE SHIPPED OUTSIDE THE US?
 Presently we only ship inside the lower 48 states.  With the current USDA regulations regarding shipment of live plants, our family of growers are restricted to and governed by the guidelines for certification within the lower 48 states only. Orders shipping to Alaska, Hawaii and internationally will not be accepted.

CAN I CHANGE A SHIPPING ADDRESS ONCE I'VE PLACED AN ORDER?
 We're sorry.  Shipping information can only be changed if you email our customer service immediately after your order has been submitted. We process orders very quickly, and once an order begins the fulfillment process we're unable to modify it. We apologize for any inconvenience, and we hope that in the majority of cases our faster processing times work to your advantage. If you have questions about your order, please contact us via email. click here

WILL MY PLANT SURVIVE IF IT ARRIVES WITH BROWN OR DAMAGED LEAVES?
 Your, plant should be fine.  Occasionally transit damage will occur. If your plant arrives a bit shaken and stressed, simply follow your plants "Care & Culture" instructions and it should return to its full beauty and luster with in a few weeks. Note: We do not warrant bent or broken leaves, it is only natural that some minor damage will occur. Certain plant varieties do not like to be shipped and can loose some or all of their leaves during transit, this is common and the plant is not dead, it is simply in shock and should bud within 30 days or so.

WHAT DO I DO IF MY SHIPMENT ARRIVES CRUSHED OR DAMAGED?
 It depends on the extent of the damage.  If your shipment arrives and the box is severely crushed or damaged, you can either refuse the shipment or place a "Claim" directly with UPS Ground for loss or damage at UPS.com. However, in doing this you must realize that if you have ordered an item that is in short supply or high demand, we can not guarantee a replacement.

WHAT DO I DO IF I DO NOT RECEIVE MY ENTIRE ORDER?
 Read your packing slip.  First, read your packing slip to be sure that everything you ordered has been shipped. Second, If you only receive a partial shipment don't worry. There is no need to panic. If your entire shipment does not arrive within 4 weeks from the time you placed your order, please e-mail us with your order number and name so we can trace the missing item(s) and promptly correct the situation. click here

CAN I CANCEL MY ORDER?
  Sure, but you must do it quickly.   Orders canceled after the UPS tracking information has been sent but prior to shipping will be charged a 30% restocking fee. Understand at that point your plants have been pulled from various greenhouses, tagged, cleaned, bagged, watered, wrapped, bagged again, packaged with p-nuts, paperwork, box, tape and state permits. If for any reason you need to cancel an order it must be done ASAP prior to packaging for a full refund. Due to the current global environment, ALL SALES ARE FINAL ONCE ITEMS ARE IN THE POSSESSION OF THE CARRIER. No refunds or compensation will be provided for any reason.

WHAT IS YOUR PHONE NUMBER?
 Sorry,  There is no available telephone number. Our team members are always in the field maintaining the foliage. Email is the most efficient way to answer questions and concerns. click here

MY ORDER JUST ARRIVED, WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO THE PLANTS?
 Immediately unpack your plants very carefully, most damage occurs in the hurried attempt to see the new plants.  When your plants arrive you will need to water them if necessary.

WHAT PLANTS ARE SAFE FOR KIDS AND PETS?
 You will have to do your research.  We make absolutely no claims as to plant safety, of any plant whatsoever. If in question, please do your homework prior to ordering. For your pets you may want to visit the ASPCA. Please read our Terms of Service and Return Policies prior to purchasing.

All sales are final as we are unable to accept returns/exchanges.