Adam's Needle

Variegated Butterbur

About Adam's Needle and Variegated Butterbur

Adam's Needle

Variegated Butterbur

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Succulent

Herbs

1.3 Origin

Southeastern United States

China, Japan, Korea

1.4 Types

Golden Sword, Ivory Tower, Color Guard

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Dry areas, Hot climate regions

gardens, Grassland, Homesteads, Open areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-105-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

9-4

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.00 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.00 cm120.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Light Yellow, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Light Green, Light Yellow, Ivory

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Light Yellow, Ivory

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Several shades of Green

Green, Light Yellow, Ivory

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Round

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial shade, Full Shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Poorly Drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Late Summer, Summer

Early Spring, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Divison, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do not let dry out between waterings

Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Keep ground moist, Needs 2-3 times watering per week, Over-head watering, Requires watering in the growing season

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Not Available

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Not Available

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Poorly Drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial shade, Full Shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove deadheads, Requires very little pruning, Shape and thin as needed

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Do not let fertilizers touch the leaves, Less fertilizing

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacterial Blight, Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot

Pests and diseases free, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Wet Site

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single, Double

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies, Flies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Cottage garden

Bog Garden, Container, Feature Plant, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Yucca filamentosa

PETASITES japonicus 'Variegatus'

7.2 Common Name

Adam's needle, common yucca, Spanish bayonet, bear-grass, needle-palm, silk-grass, and spoon-leaf yucca

Giant Butterbur, Japanese Butterbur, Variegated Butterbur

7.2.1 In Hindi

Adam's needle

variegated butterbur

7.2.2 In German

Fädige Palmlilie

bunte Pestwurz

7.2.3 In French

Yucca filamentosa

pétasite panachée

7.2.4 In Spanish

Yucca filamentosa

butterbur abigarrado

7.2.5 In Greek

Adam's Needle

διαφοροποιημένα butterbur

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Adam's Needle

butterbur variegada

7.2.7 In Polish

Jukka karolińska

barwny Lepiężnik

7.2.8 In Latin

Adam's Needle

varius butterbur

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Liliales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Agavaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Yucca

Petasites

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Senecioneae

8.9 Subfamily

Agavoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA17

1 27800

Properties of Adam's Needle and Variegated Butterbur

Wondering what are the properties of Adam's Needle and Variegated Butterbur? We provide you with everything About Adam's Needle and Variegated Butterbur. Adam's Needle doesn't have thorns and Variegated Butterbur doesn't have thorns. Also Adam's Needle does not have fragrant flowers. Adam's Needle has allergic reactions like Not Available and Variegated Butterbur has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Adam's Needle and Variegated Butterbur and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Adam's Needle and Variegated Butterbur

Season and care of Adam's Needle and Variegated Butterbur is important to know. While considering everything about Adam's Needle and Variegated Butterbur Care, growing season is an essential factor. Adam's Needle season is Spring and Variegated Butterbur season is Spring. The type of soil for Adam's Needle is Loam, Sand and for Variegated Butterbur is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Adam's Needle is Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline and for Variegated Butterbur is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Adam's Needle and Variegated Butterbur Physical Information

Adam's Needle and Variegated Butterbur physical information is very important for comparison. Adam's Needle height is 45.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Variegated Butterbur height is 60.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Adam's Needle and Variegated Butterbur are as follows:

Adam's Needle flower color: White
Adam's Needle leaf color: Green
Variegated Butterbur flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Variegated Butterbur leaf color: Green, Light Green, Light Yellow and Ivory

Care of Adam's Needle and Variegated Butterbur

Care of Adam's Needle and Variegated Butterbur include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Adam's Needle pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Variegated Butterbur pruning is done Remove deadheads, Requires very little pruning and Shape and thin as needed. In summer Adam's Needle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Variegated Butterbur needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.