Giant Butterbur

St. Augustine Grass

About Giant Butterbur and St. Augustine Grass

Giant Butterbur

St. Augustine Grass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbaceous Perennial

Grass

1.3 Origin

China, Japan, Korea

Southeastern United States, California, Caribbean

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

marshes, Swamps, Tropical Climate

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-98-11

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, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Mat-forming

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 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Fin-shaped Tufts

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

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

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

Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Plugs, Sod, Sprigs

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Water once every two or three weeks

Average Water Needs

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

Showy

Insignificant

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

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

no allergic reactions

Congestion, Itchiness, sneezing

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bog Garden, Showy Purposes

Beautification

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

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Stem

Not Available

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 in lawns and turf

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

Lawns and Turf

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PETASITES japonicus

STENOTAPHRUM secundatum

7.2 Common Name

Giant Butterbur, Japanese Butterbur

Softleaf Buffalo Grass, St. Augustine Grass

7.2.1 In Hindi

Giant Butterbur

St. Augustine Grass

7.2.2 In German

Riesen Pestwurz

St. Augustine Grass

7.2.3 In French

géant Butterbur

St. Augustine Grass

7.2.4 In Spanish

gigante petasita

St. Augustine Grass

7.2.5 In Greek

Giant Butterbur

St. Augustine Grass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Carrapicho gigante

St. Augustine Grass

7.2.7 In Polish

Giant Lepiężnik

St. Augustine Grass

7.2.8 In Latin

Giant Butterbur

St. Augustine Grass

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Petasites

Stenotaphrum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Senecioneae

Paniceae

8.9 Subfamily

Asteroideae

Panicoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA7

1 27800

Properties of Giant Butterbur and St. Augustine Grass

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

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Season and Care of Giant Butterbur and St. Augustine Grass

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

Giant Butterbur and St. Augustine Grass Physical Information

Giant Butterbur and St. Augustine Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Giant Butterbur height is 60.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas St. Augustine Grass height is 760.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Giant Butterbur and St. Augustine Grass are as follows:

Giant Butterbur flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Giant Butterbur leaf color: Green
St. Augustine Grass flower color: Not Available
St. Augustine Grass leaf color: Green

Care of Giant Butterbur and St. Augustine Grass

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