White Butterfly Ginger Lilies wave and flutter as if alive when a swift breeze rolls by. These plants grow well in sun or shade and love water so much that some can be grown aquatically. The White Butterfly Ginger Lily, from Hawaii this Ginger came to American gardens becoming the most popular fragrant Ginger visited by butterflies. White Ginger lily is very commonly grown in the South and, like the red pinecone ginger, is very cold hardy Heavy fertilization and adequate watering will provide flowers until frost. White butterfly ginger is fragrant and the most popular ginger. The White Butterfly Ginger Lily opens its petals like the elegant wings of a butterfly, Monarchs, Swallowtails, and bees of all kind will sip nectar from the White Butterfly Ginger Lily's flower. The first group of Gingers recognized to be cold hardy is the White Butterfly Ginger Lily which is distinguished from other groups of Gingers in variation of size and flower color.