Chinese Chestnut

Purple Butterbur

About Chinese Chestnut and Purple Butterbur

Chinese Chestnut

Purple Butterbur

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Shrubs

1.3 Origin

China, Korea

China, Japan, Korea

1.4 Types

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

disturbed sites, Forest edges

Wet lands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8

5-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

9-4

1.8 Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

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

Spreading

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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1,220.00 cm

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60.00 cm

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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1,220.00 cm

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120.00 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Light Yellow, Ivory

Light Yellow, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light Green, Chartreuse

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Green, Purple, Burgundy

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Dark Green

Green, Purple

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Gold, Tan

Green, Purple

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lobed

Round

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Partial shade, Full Shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Poorly Drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Early Spring, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

By dividing rhizomes, tubers

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Medium, Requires watering in the growing season

Requires consistently moist soil

4.4.2 In Summer

Adequately

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Poorly Drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Partial shade, Full Shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune in fall, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Nitrogen, Potassium

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Beetles, Leafhoppers

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Mild Allergen

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Low calories, Nutrients

Asthma, Chronic fatigue

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds, Stem

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Food for animals, Used as firewood, Used As Food, Used in biomass

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees

Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CASTANEA mollissima

PETASITES japonicus 'Purpureus'

7.2 Common Name

Chinese Chestnut

Giant Butterbur, Japanese Butterbur, Purple Butterbur

7.2.1 In Hindi

चीनी अखरोट

Purple Butterbur

7.2.2 In German

chinesische Kastanie

Lila Pestwurz

7.2.3 In French

châtaignier chinois

Violet Butterbur

7.2.4 In Spanish

Castaño chino

púrpura petasita

7.2.5 In Greek

Κινέζικο κάστανο

Purple Butterbur

7.2.6 In Portuguese

castanha chinesa

roxo Carrapicho

7.2.7 In Polish

Kasztan chiński

Purpurowy Lepiężnik

7.2.8 In Latin

Chinese Chestnut

Purple Butterbur

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Fagales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Fagaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Castanea

Petasites

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Gloxinieae

Senecioneae

8.9 Subfamily

Cassidinae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Chinese Chestnut and Purple Butterbur

Wondering what are the properties of Chinese Chestnut and Purple Butterbur? We provide you with everything About Chinese Chestnut and Purple Butterbur. Chinese Chestnut has thorns and Purple Butterbur doesn't have thorns. Also Chinese Chestnut does not have fragrant flowers. Chinese Chestnut has allergic reactions like Mild Allergen and Purple Butterbur has allergic reactions like Mild Allergen. 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 Chinese Chestnut and Purple Butterbur and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Chinese Chestnut and Purple Butterbur

Season and care of Chinese Chestnut and Purple Butterbur is important to know. While considering everything about Chinese Chestnut and Purple Butterbur Care, growing season is an essential factor. Chinese Chestnut season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Purple Butterbur season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Chinese Chestnut is Clay, Loam and for Purple Butterbur is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Chinese Chestnut is Acidic, Neutral and for Purple Butterbur is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Chinese Chestnut and Purple Butterbur Physical Information

Chinese Chestnut and Purple Butterbur physical information is very important for comparison. Chinese Chestnut height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm whereas Purple Butterbur height is 60.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Chinese Chestnut and Purple Butterbur are as follows:

Chinese Chestnut flower color: White, Light Yellow and Ivory
Chinese Chestnut leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Purple Butterbur flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Purple Butterbur leaf color: Green, Purple and Burgundy

Care of Chinese Chestnut and Purple Butterbur

Care of Chinese Chestnut and Purple Butterbur include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Chinese Chestnut pruning is done Prune in fall, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Purple Butterbur pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Chinese Chestnut needs Adequately and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Purple Butterbur needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.