Japanese Butterbur

Water Clover

About Japanese Butterbur and Water Clover

Japanese Butterbur

Water Clover

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbaceous Perennial

Aquatics

1.3 Origin

China, Japan, Korea

Australia

1.4 Types

Not Available

Marsilea quadrifolia, Marsilea hirsuta

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Lake Sides, River side

Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-99-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-4

12-9

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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Mat-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm10.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

120.00 cm30.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Orbiculate

Four wedge-shaped leaflets

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, Partial 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

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

From Rhizomes

Spores

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Requires consistently moist soil

Needs very little 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

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained

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

Organic Manure

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Clover Clot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Drought and Wet Site

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

None

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

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

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Frogs

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Beriberi, Toxic

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

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

Fixes Nitrogen

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antiasthamatic, Expectorant, Miscellany

Astringent

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Stem

Seeds, Spores

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Used like flour, Used to make dough

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens

Container, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PETASITES japonicus 'Argentea'

MARSILEA drummondii

7.2 Common Name

Giant Butterbur, Japanese Butterbur, Variegated Butterbur

Common Nardoo, Pepperwort, Water Clover

7.2.1 In Hindi

Japanese Butterbur

Water Clover

7.2.2 In German

japanische Pestwurz

Wasser Klee

7.2.3 In French

Japanese Butterbur

Eau Clover

7.2.4 In Spanish

petasita japonesa

Agua trébol

7.2.5 In Greek

Japanese Butterbur

νερό Clover

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Carrapicho japonês

Clover água

7.2.7 In Polish

japoński Lepiężnik

Woda Clover

7.2.8 In Latin

Japanese Butterbur

Trifolium aqua

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Pteridophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Filicopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Hydropteridales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Marsileaceae

8.6 Genus

Petasites

Marsilea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Japanese Butterbur and Water Clover

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

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Season and Care of Japanese Butterbur and Water Clover

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

Japanese Butterbur and Water Clover Physical Information

Japanese Butterbur and Water Clover physical information is very important for comparison. Japanese Butterbur height is 60.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Water Clover height is 10.20 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Japanese Butterbur and Water Clover are as follows:

Japanese Butterbur flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Japanese Butterbur leaf color: Green
Water Clover flower color: Not Available
Water Clover leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Japanese Butterbur and Water Clover

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