Japanese Butterbur

Toadflax

About Japanese Butterbur and Toadflax

Japanese Butterbur

Toadflax

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Herbaceous Perennial

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

China, Japan, Korea

Morocco

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Lake Sides, River side

Desert, Mediterranean region, subtropical regions, Temperate Regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-93-10

4 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-4

9 - 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

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

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm25.40 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

120.00 cm12.70 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

White, Yellow, Purple, Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Orbiculate

Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

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

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

Container, Ground, Pot

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, Do Not over Water

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, Slightly Acidic, Slightly 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

Balanced liquid fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Powdery mildew

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Drought and Wet Site

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

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

Bold

Fine

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

Birds, Butterflies, pollinators

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Mild Allergen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Borders, Showy Purposes

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

Antiasthamatic, Expectorant, Miscellany

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Stem

Not Available

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

Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens

Mixed Border, Rock Garden

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PETASITES japonicus 'Argentea'

LINARIA maroccana

7.2 Common Name

Giant Butterbur, Japanese Butterbur, Variegated Butterbur

Baby Snapdragon, Morocco Toadflax, Toadflax

7.2.1 In Hindi

Japanese Butterbur

Toadflax

7.2.2 In German

japanische Pestwurz

Toadflax

7.2.3 In French

Japanese Butterbur

Toadflax

7.2.4 In Spanish

petasita japonesa

Toadflax

7.2.5 In Greek

Japanese Butterbur

Toadflax

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Carrapicho japonês

Linária

7.2.7 In Polish

japoński Lepiężnik

Toadflax

7.2.8 In Latin

Japanese Butterbur

Toadflax

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Scrophulariales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Petasites

Linaria

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Antirrhineae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Japanese Butterbur and Toadflax

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

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Season and Care of Japanese Butterbur and Toadflax

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

Japanese Butterbur and Toadflax Physical Information

Japanese Butterbur and Toadflax physical information is very important for comparison. Japanese Butterbur height is 60.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Toadflax height is 25.40 cm and width 12.70 cm. The color specification of Japanese Butterbur and Toadflax are as follows:

Japanese Butterbur flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Japanese Butterbur leaf color: Green
Toadflax flower color: White, Yellow, Purple and Violet
Toadflax leaf color: Green

Care of Japanese Butterbur and Toadflax

Care of Japanese Butterbur and Toadflax 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 Toadflax 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 Toadflax needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.