Common Rush

Purple Butterbur

About Common Rush and Purple Butterbur

Common Rush

Purple Butterbur

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Sedge or Rush

Shrubs

1.3 Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Africa, Asia

China, Japan, Korea

1.4 Types

austrocalifornicus , effusus , laxus , pacificus , solutus

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

5NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

All sorts of environments, Banks, ditches, marshes, Shores of rivers or lakes

Wet lands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-95-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-6

9-4

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

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

45.70 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

61.00 cm120.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Brown

Light Yellow, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Purple, Burgundy

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Purple

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Purple

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Tan, Sandy Brown

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long hair-like leaves

Round

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial shade, Full Shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Early Spring, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, reseeds

By dividing rhizomes, tubers

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require regular watering

Requires consistently moist soil

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

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial shade, Full Shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Free of serious pests and diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Bumblebees, Flying insects

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Unknown

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Informal Hedge, Woodland margins

Ground Cover

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

No Medicinal Use

Asthma, Chronic fatigue

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

woven into the covering of tatami mats

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Bog Garden, Container, Mixed Border, Water Gardens

Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

JUNCUS effusus

PETASITES japonicus 'Purpureus'

7.2 Common Name

Soft Rush

Giant Butterbur, Japanese Butterbur, Purple Butterbur

7.2.1 In Hindi

Soft Rush

Purple Butterbur

7.2.2 In German

Soft Rush

Lila Pestwurz

7.2.3 In French

Soft Rush

Violet Butterbur

7.2.4 In Spanish

Soft Rush

púrpura petasita

7.2.5 In Greek

Soft Rush

Purple Butterbur

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Soft Rush

roxo Carrapicho

7.2.7 In Polish

Soft Rush

Purpurowy Lepiężnik

7.2.8 In Latin

Soft Rush

Purple Butterbur

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Poales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Juncaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Juncus

Petasites

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Senecioneae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Common Rush and Purple Butterbur

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

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Season and Care of Common Rush and Purple Butterbur

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

Common Rush and Purple Butterbur Physical Information

Common Rush and Purple Butterbur physical information is very important for comparison. Common Rush height is 45.70 cm and width 61.00 cm whereas Purple Butterbur height is 60.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Common Rush and Purple Butterbur are as follows:

Common Rush flower color: Brown
Common Rush leaf color: Green
Purple Butterbur flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Purple Butterbur leaf color: Green, Purple and Burgundy

Care of Common Rush and Purple Butterbur

Care of Common Rush and Purple Butterbur include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Common Rush pruning is done Prune to control growth, 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 Common Rush needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Purple Butterbur needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.