Giant Butterbur

Butterfly Tree

About Giant Butterbur and Butterfly Tree

Giant Butterbur

Butterfly Tree

Add ⊕

1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

1.2 Type

Herbaceous Perennial

Tree

1.3 Origin

China, Japan, Korea

South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China

1.4 Types

Not Available

Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Dappled Shade, meadows, Shady Edge, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden

Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-99-13

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-4

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

H1, H2, 9, 10, 11, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm760.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

120.00 cm17.80 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

Light Pink, Magenta, Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Green, Sandy Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Butterfly shaped

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

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

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Early Spring, Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Water once every two or three weeks

Average Water Needs, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water Deeply

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

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove the old foliage

Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

Use a fertilizer ratio of 16-4-8

Apply N-P-K

4.9 Pests and Diseases

No serious insect or disease problems

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

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

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Birds

5.12 Allergy

no allergic reactions

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bog Garden, Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antiasthamatic, Antispasmodic, Expectorant, Poultice

Carminative, Laxative

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Stem

Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Can be boiled and seasoned, pickled, Used as umbrellas by Japanese children, Used as walking sticks, Used like rhubarb

Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Bog Garden, Container, Feature Plant, Water Gardens

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PETASITES japonicus

BAUHINIA purpurea

7.2 Common Name

Giant Butterbur, Japanese Butterbur

Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree

7.2.1 In Hindi

Giant Butterbur

Butterfly tree

7.2.2 In German

Riesen Pestwurz

Schmetterlings- Baum

7.2.3 In French

géant Butterbur

arbre de papillon

7.2.4 In Spanish

gigante petasita

árbol de la mariposa

7.2.5 In Greek

Giant Butterbur

δέντρο πεταλούδα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Carrapicho gigante

árvore borboleta

7.2.7 In Polish

Giant Lepiężnik

drzewo Butterfly

7.2.8 In Latin

Giant Butterbur

Gloria ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Petasites

Bauhinia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Senecioneae

Cercideae

8.9 Subfamily

Asteroideae

Caesalpinioideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA500

1 27800

Properties of Giant Butterbur and Butterfly Tree

Wondering what are the properties of Giant Butterbur and Butterfly Tree? We provide you with everything About Giant Butterbur and Butterfly Tree. Giant Butterbur doesn't have thorns and Butterfly Tree doesn't have thorns. Also Giant Butterbur does not have fragrant flowers. Giant Butterbur has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions and Butterfly Tree has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions. 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 Giant Butterbur and Butterfly Tree and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Compare Perennial Flowers » More

Giant Butterbur and Wild Blue Phlox

Giant Butterbur and Wood Apple

Giant Butterbur and Phlox

» More

More Compare Perennial Flowers

Season and Care of Giant Butterbur and Butterfly Tree

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

Giant Butterbur and Butterfly Tree Physical Information

Giant Butterbur and Butterfly Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Giant Butterbur height is 60.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Butterfly Tree height is 760.00 cm and width 17.80 cm. The color specification of Giant Butterbur and Butterfly Tree are as follows:

Giant Butterbur flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Giant Butterbur leaf color: Green
Butterfly Tree flower color: Light Pink, Magenta and Violet
Butterfly Tree leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Giant Butterbur and Butterfly Tree

Care of Giant Butterbur and Butterfly Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Giant Butterbur pruning is done Remove the old foliage and Butterfly Tree pruning is done Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Giant Butterbur needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Butterfly Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.