Japanese Butterbur

Korean Boxwood

About Japanese Butterbur and Korean Boxwood

Japanese Butterbur

Korean Boxwood

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbaceous Perennial

Broadleaf Evergreen

1.2 Origin

China, Japan, Korea

China, Korea

1.3 Types

Not Available

Not available

1.4.0 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.7 Habitat

Lake Sides, River side

Boggy areas, Swamps

1.8 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-94-9

0 99

1.11 AHS Heat Zone

9-4

Not Available

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

21,22

1.13 Habit

Clump-Forming

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm120.00 cm

0.54 3900

3.1.2 Minimum Width

120.00 cm90.00 cm

0.1 6350

1.2 Plant Color

1.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

Yellow green

1.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

1.3.2 Fruit Color

Not Available

1.3.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark Green

1.3.6 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

1.3.8 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Dark Green

1.3.10 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Dark Green

1.4 Shape

1.4.1 Leaf Shape

Orbiculate

Pinnate

1.6 Thorns

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2 Season

2.1 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

3.3.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

3.3.4 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.3.6 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.3.8 Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

Well drained

3.3.10 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Late Spring

3.3.12 Repeat Bloomer

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3.4 Tolerances

Wet Site

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

5.2 How to Plant?

From Rhizomes

Cuttings, Seedlings

5.4 Plant Maintenance

Medium

5.6 Watering Plants

5.6.1 Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Requires consistently moist soil

Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Requires regular watering

5.7.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

5.7.4 In Spring

Moderate

5.7.7 In Winter

Average Water

5.8 Soil

5.8.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

5.9.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

5.9.4 Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained

Well drained

5.10 Sun Exposure

Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

5.12 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune back the growing tips, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

5.14 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Requires high amount of nitrogen

10-10-10 diluted liquid fertilizer, Any balanced general purpose fertilizer

5.17 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Leafminer, Mites, Nematodes, Psyllids

5.19 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Drought and Wet Site

Drought

7 Facts

7.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

7.1.2 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

7.3 Fruits

7.3.1 Showy Fruit

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7.3.3 Edible Fruit

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7.5 Fragrance

7.5.1 Fragrant Flower

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7.5.3 Fragrant Fruit

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7.5.5 Fragrant Leaf

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7.5.7 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

7.8 Showy Foliage

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7.10 Showy Bark

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7.12 Foliage Texture

Bold

Fine

7.14 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

7.15 Evergreen

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7.18 Invasive

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7.20 Self-Sowing

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8.2 Attracts

Not Available

Flying insects, Insects

8.3 Allergy

Not Available

Itchiness, Skin irritation

9 Benefits

9.1 Uses

9.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Bonsai, Decorating walls, Landscape Designing, Mass in beds, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc., Used for making hedges

9.1.3 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

9.2.2 Edible Uses

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9.2.5 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds

9.4 Plant Benefits

9.4.1 Medicinal Uses

Antiasthamatic, Expectorant, Miscellany

Not Available

9.4.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Stem

Not Available

9.5.1 Other Uses

Not Available

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for Landscaping

9.6 Used As Indoor Plant

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10.2 Used As Outdoor Plant

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10.4 Garden Design

Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens

Container, Edging, Foundation, Hedges, Rock Garden, Wall

11 Scientific Name

11.1 Botanical Name

PETASITES japonicus 'Argentea'

Buxus microphylla

11.2 Common Name

Giant Butterbur, Japanese Butterbur, Variegated Butterbur

Korean boxwood

11.2.2 In Hindi

Japanese Butterbur

Korean Boxwood

11.2.4 In German

japanische Pestwurz

Koreanisch Boxwood

1.0.1 In French

Japanese Butterbur

Boxwood coréenne

1.1.2 In Spanish

petasita japonesa

Buxus microphylla

2.1.2 In Greek

Japanese Butterbur

Κορέας Πυξάρι

2.2.1 In Portuguese

Carrapicho japonês

Boxwood coreana

2.2.2 In Polish

japoński Lepiężnik

Koreański Bukszpan

2.3.2 In Latin

Japanese Butterbur

Korean Boxwood

3 Classification

3.1 Kingdom

Plantae

3.3 Phylum

Tracheophyta

3.5 Class

Magnoliopsida

3.8 Order

Asterales

Buxales

3.11 Family

Asteraceae

Buxaceae

3.13 Genus

Petasites

Buxus

3.14 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

3.16 Tribe

Not Available

3.17 Subfamily

Not Available

3.18 Number of Species

NA70

1 27800

Properties of Japanese Butterbur and Korean Boxwood

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

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Season and Care of Japanese Butterbur and Korean Boxwood

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

Japanese Butterbur and Korean Boxwood Physical Information

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

Japanese Butterbur flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Japanese Butterbur leaf color: Green
Korean Boxwood flower color: Yellow green
Korean Boxwood leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Japanese Butterbur and Korean Boxwood

Care of Japanese Butterbur and Korean Boxwood include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Japanese Butterbur pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Korean Boxwood pruning is done Prune back the growing tips, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Japanese Butterbur needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Korean Boxwood needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.