1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Grass
1.3 Origin
China, Japan, Korea
North America, Canada, Mexico, China
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Lake Sides, River side
All sorts of environments
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.11 AHS Heat Zone
1.12 Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
1.13 Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
60.00 cm120.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
120.00 cm60.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Light Yellow, Ivory
Orange, Purple
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Brown, Light brown
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Blue Green, Steel Blue
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Blue Green, Steel Blue
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Tan, Sandy Brown
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
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
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Winter
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Wet Site
Pollution, Drought, Soil Compaction
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires consistently moist soil
Average Water Needs
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Requires high amount of nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Rust, Spider mites
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Drought and Wet Site
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
5.12 Allergy
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
Not Available
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Biodegradable plastics production, Soil conservation
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Antiasthamatic, Expectorant, Miscellany
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Stem
Not Available
6.2.3 Other Uses
Not Available
Animal Feed, Used to feed livestock
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens
Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Wildflower
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
PETASITES japonicus 'Argentea'
PANICUM virgatum 'Dallas Blues'
7.2 Common Name
Giant Butterbur, Japanese Butterbur, Variegated Butterbur
Dallas Blues Switchgrass, Switchgrass
7.2.1 In Hindi
Japanese Butterbur
Dallas Blues Grass
7.2.2 In German
japanische Pestwurz
Dallas Blues Grass
7.2.3 In French
Japanese Butterbur
Dallas Blues Grass
7.2.4 In Spanish
petasita japonesa
Dallas azules Hierba
7.2.5 In Greek
Japanese Butterbur
Dallas Blues Grass
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Carrapicho japonês
Dallas azuis da grama
7.2.7 In Polish
japoński Lepiężnik
Dallas Blues Grass
7.2.8 In Latin
Japanese Butterbur
Dallas Blues Grass
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Panicoideae
8.10 Number of Species