Japanese Butterbur

Swiss Chard

About Japanese Butterbur and Swiss Chard

Japanese Butterbur

Swiss Chard

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Biennial or Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbaceous Perennial

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

China, Japan, Korea

Europe

1.4 Types

Not Available

Leaf beet, Seakettle beet, Spinach beet

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Lake Sides, River side

Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-94-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-4

12-1

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

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 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 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

120.00 cm30.50 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

Red, Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Tan

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Dark Green, Green, Orange, Red, White, Yellow

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Orbiculate

Heart-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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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

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

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

From Rhizomes

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

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

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

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

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

Apply 10-10-10 amount

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Cercospora leaf spot, Damping off, Darkling beetles, Downy mildew

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Drought and Wet Site

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

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

✔ ✘

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

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

Insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

dark circles, Diarrhea, Runny nose, Vomiting, wheezing

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Moisturizing, Remove blemishes, Slow downs aging, Speed hair growth

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, Expectorant, Miscellany

Antitumor, Carminative, Haemostatic, Stomachic, Tonic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Stem

Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Cultivated for fodder, Eaten as a pot herb, Used to make juice

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, Water Gardens

Bedding Plant, Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PETASITES japonicus 'Argentea'

BETA vulgaris ssp. cicla

7.2 Common Name

Giant Butterbur, Japanese Butterbur, Variegated Butterbur

Swiss Chard

7.2.1 In Hindi

Japanese Butterbur

Swiss Chard

7.2.2 In German

japanische Pestwurz

Swiss Chard

7.2.3 In French

Japanese Butterbur

Chard suisse

7.2.4 In Spanish

petasita japonesa

Acelgas

7.2.5 In Greek

Japanese Butterbur

Σέσκουλο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Carrapicho japonês

Acelga suíça

7.2.7 In Polish

japoński Lepiężnik

Boćwina

7.2.8 In Latin

Japanese Butterbur

Swiss Chard

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Chenopodiaceae

8.6 Genus

Petasites

Beta

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Cyclolobeae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Betoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA3

1 27800

Properties of Japanese Butterbur and Swiss Chard

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

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Season and Care of Japanese Butterbur and Swiss Chard

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

Japanese Butterbur and Swiss Chard Physical Information

Japanese Butterbur and Swiss Chard physical information is very important for comparison. Japanese Butterbur height is 60.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Swiss Chard height is 30.00 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Japanese Butterbur and Swiss Chard are as follows:

Japanese Butterbur flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Japanese Butterbur leaf color: Green
Swiss Chard flower color: Red and Green
Swiss Chard leaf color: Dark Green, Green, Orange, Red, White and Yellow

Care of Japanese Butterbur and Swiss Chard

Care of Japanese Butterbur and Swiss Chard 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 Swiss Chard pruning is done 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 Swiss Chard needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.