Eastern Gamagrass

Purple Butterbur

About Eastern Gamagrass and Purple Butterbur

Eastern Gamagrass

Purple Butterbur

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Shrubs

1.3 Origin

United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico, Caribbean

China, Japan, Korea

1.4 Types

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

marshes, Riverbanks, Sandy areas, Tropical rainforest

Wet lands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-10

5-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 5

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

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150.00 cm

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60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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90.00 cm

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120.00 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow, Orange Red

Light Yellow, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light brown, Light Green

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Olive

Green, Purple, Burgundy

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Purple

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Dark Green, Dark Red, Bronze

Green, Purple

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Round

2.4 Thorns

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14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

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, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Poorly Drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Early Spring, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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28% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

By dividing rhizomes, tubers

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Water daily during growing season

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, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Poorly Drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial shade, Full Shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Borers, Red blotch

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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19% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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40% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

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12% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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11% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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53% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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15% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Insects

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Skin irritation

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing

Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

No Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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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

Leaves

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Animal Feed, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Sometimes

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Groundcover, Mixed Border, Water Gardens, Wildflower

Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

TRIPSACUM dactyloides

PETASITES japonicus 'Purpureus'

7.2 Common Name

Eastern Gamagrass

Giant Butterbur, Japanese Butterbur, Purple Butterbur

7.2.1 In Hindi

पूर्वी Gamagrass

Purple Butterbur

7.2.2 In German

Eastern Gamagrass

Lila Pestwurz

7.2.3 In French

Gamagrass Orient

Violet Butterbur

7.2.4 In Spanish

Maicillo del Este

púrpura petasita

7.2.5 In Greek

Ανατολική Gamagrass

Purple Butterbur

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Gamagrass Oriental

roxo Carrapicho

7.2.7 In Polish

Eastern Gamagrass

Purpurowy Lepiężnik

7.2.8 In Latin

Orientalium Gamagrass

Purple Butterbur

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Streptophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Poales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Tripsacum

Petasites

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Andropogoneae

Senecioneae

8.9 Subfamily

Panicoideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Eastern Gamagrass and Purple Butterbur

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

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Season and Care of Eastern Gamagrass and Purple Butterbur

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

Eastern Gamagrass and Purple Butterbur Physical Information

Eastern Gamagrass and Purple Butterbur physical information is very important for comparison. Eastern Gamagrass height is 150.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Purple Butterbur height is 60.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Eastern Gamagrass and Purple Butterbur are as follows:

Eastern Gamagrass flower color: Light Yellow and Orange Red
Eastern Gamagrass leaf color: Green and Olive
Purple Butterbur flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Purple Butterbur leaf color: Green, Purple and Burgundy

Care of Eastern Gamagrass and Purple Butterbur

Care of Eastern Gamagrass and Purple Butterbur include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Eastern Gamagrass pruning is done 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 Eastern Gamagrass 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.