Japanese Boxwood

Purple Butterbur

About Japanese Boxwood and Purple Butterbur

Japanese Boxwood

Purple Butterbur

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

Shrubs

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

China, Japan, Korea

1.4 Types

Buxus microphylla `Golden Triumph` Buxus microphylla Herrenhausen' Buxus microphylla `Henry Hohman Buxus microphylla `John Baldwin` Buxus microphylla var. japonica Buxus microphylla var. japonica `Faulkner`

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

6NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Wild

Wet lands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-95-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

9-4

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

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

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

90.00 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

90.00 cm120.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow green

Light Yellow, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Purple, Burgundy

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Purple

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green, Purple

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Olive, Dark Green, Bronze

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Elliptic

Round

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, 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

Slow

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Poorly Drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring

Early Spring, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Leaf Cutting, Stem Cutting, stem tip cuttings

By dividing rhizomes, tubers

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do not water frequently

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

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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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

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

Caterpillar, Early/Late Blight, Mites, Spider Mites

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Eye irritation, Skin irritation

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Ground Cover

6.1.2 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

Not Available

Asthma, Chronic fatigue

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

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

Container, Edging, Foundation, Hedges, Rock Garden, Wall, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BUXUS microphylla var japonica

PETASITES japonicus 'Purpureus'

7.2 Common Name

Japanese box littleleaf box

Giant Butterbur, Japanese Butterbur, Purple Butterbur

7.2.1 In Hindi

Japanese Boxwood

Purple Butterbur

7.2.2 In German

Japanese Boxwood

Lila Pestwurz

7.2.3 In French

Boxwood japonaise

Violet Butterbur

7.2.4 In Spanish

El boj japonés

púrpura petasita

7.2.5 In Greek

Ιαπωνικά Πυξάρι

Purple Butterbur

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Boxwood japonês

roxo Carrapicho

7.2.7 In Polish

japoński Bukszpan

Purpurowy Lepiężnik

7.2.8 In Latin

Boxwood Italica

Purple Butterbur

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Buxales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Buxaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Buxus

Petasites

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Senecioneae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

70NA

1 27800

Properties of Japanese Boxwood and Purple Butterbur

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

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Season and Care of Japanese Boxwood and Purple Butterbur

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

Japanese Boxwood and Purple Butterbur Physical Information

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

Japanese Boxwood flower color: Yellow green
Japanese Boxwood leaf color: Green
Purple Butterbur flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Purple Butterbur leaf color: Green, Purple and Burgundy

Care of Japanese Boxwood and Purple Butterbur

Care of Japanese Boxwood and Purple Butterbur include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Japanese Boxwood 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 Japanese Boxwood 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.