Giant Butterbur

Red Hot Poker

About Giant Butterbur and Red Hot Poker

Giant Butterbur

Red Hot Poker

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbaceous Perennial

Perennial

1.3 Origin

China, Japan, Korea

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Not Available

'Bees' Sunset, Buttercup, Nobilis

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

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

Damp shores, Marshy ground

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-96-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-4

10-5

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

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 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

60.00 cm111.80 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

120.00 cm71.10 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

Orange, Orange Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Long linear and narrow

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

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

Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Water once every two or three weeks

occasional watering once established, Requires watering in the growing season

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

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 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

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

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

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bog Garden, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Improve skin condition, Skin cleanser, Treatment of Dark Spots

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

Antiasthamatic, Antispasmodic, Expectorant, Poultice

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Stem

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

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

Bog Garden, Container, Feature Plant, Water Gardens

Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PETASITES japonicus

KNIPHOFIA 'Alcazar'

7.2 Common Name

Giant Butterbur, Japanese Butterbur

Red Hot Poker

7.2.1 In Hindi

Giant Butterbur

Red Hot Poker

7.2.2 In German

Riesen Pestwurz

Red Hot Poker

7.2.3 In French

géant Butterbur

Red Hot Poker

7.2.4 In Spanish

gigante petasita

Red Hot Poker

7.2.5 In Greek

Giant Butterbur

Red Hot Poker

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Carrapicho gigante

Red Hot Pôquer

7.2.7 In Polish

Giant Lepiężnik

Red Hot Poker

7.2.8 In Latin

Giant Butterbur

Hot Rubrum Poker

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Liliales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Petasites

Kniphofia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Senecioneae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Asteroideae

Asphodeloideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA72

1 27800

Properties of Giant Butterbur and Red Hot Poker

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

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Season and Care of Giant Butterbur and Red Hot Poker

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

Giant Butterbur and Red Hot Poker Physical Information

Giant Butterbur and Red Hot Poker physical information is very important for comparison. Giant Butterbur height is 60.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Red Hot Poker height is 111.80 cm and width 71.10 cm. The color specification of Giant Butterbur and Red Hot Poker are as follows:

Giant Butterbur flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Giant Butterbur leaf color: Green
Red Hot Poker flower color: Orange and Orange Red
Red Hot Poker leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Giant Butterbur and Red Hot Poker

Care of Giant Butterbur and Red Hot Poker include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Giant Butterbur pruning is done Remove the old foliage and Red Hot Poker 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 Red Hot Poker needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.