Giant Butterbur

Pineapple Weed

About Giant Butterbur and Pineapple Weed

Giant Butterbur

Pineapple Weed

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Herbaceous Perennial

Shrub

1.3 Origin

China, Japan, Korea

North America, Western United States, Canada

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

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

Along Railroads, Gravels, Roadsides, Rocky areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-94-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-4

12 - 1

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

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm12.70 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

120.00 cm12.70 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

Yellow green, Chartreuse

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Cone shaped

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very 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

Poorly Drained

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Indeterminate

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

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Water once every two or three weeks

Requires a lot of watering

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

Slightly Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Dry, Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove the old foliage

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Use a fertilizer ratio of 16-4-8

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

No serious insect or disease problems

Mealybugs, Nematodes, White grubs

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

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

Bold

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

no allergic reactions

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bog Garden, Showy Purposes

Bonsai, 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

Antiasthamatic, Antispasmodic, Expectorant, Poultice

Digestive disorders

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Stem

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Added to salads, Used in making tea

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Bog Garden, Container, Feature Plant, Water Gardens

Flower borders, Landscape

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PETASITES japonicus

Matricaria discoidea

7.2 Common Name

Giant Butterbur, Japanese Butterbur

Pineapple Weed, Ray-less Dogfennel, disc mayweed, wild chamomile

7.2.1 In Hindi

Giant Butterbur

Pineapple Weed

7.2.2 In German

Riesen Pestwurz

Strahlenlose Kamille

7.2.3 In French

géant Butterbur

Matricaire odorante

7.2.4 In Spanish

gigante petasita

Pineapple Weed

7.2.5 In Greek

Giant Butterbur

ξύλο ανανά

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Carrapicho gigante

Pineapple Weed

7.2.7 In Polish

Giant Lepiężnik

Rumianek bezpromieniowy

7.2.8 In Latin

Giant Butterbur

Pineapple Weed

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Petasites

Matricaria

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Senecioneae

Anthemideae

8.9 Subfamily

Asteroideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Giant Butterbur and Pineapple Weed

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

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Season and Care of Giant Butterbur and Pineapple Weed

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

Giant Butterbur and Pineapple Weed Physical Information

Giant Butterbur and Pineapple Weed physical information is very important for comparison. Giant Butterbur height is 60.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Pineapple Weed height is 12.70 cm and width 12.70 cm. The color specification of Giant Butterbur and Pineapple Weed are as follows:

Giant Butterbur flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Giant Butterbur leaf color: Green
Pineapple Weed flower color: Yellow green and Chartreuse
Pineapple Weed leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Giant Butterbur and Pineapple Weed

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