Oleander

Purple Butterbur

About Oleander and Purple Butterbur

Oleander

Purple Butterbur

Add ⊕

1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrub

Shrubs

1.3 Origin

Southwest Asia

China, Japan, Korea

1.4 Types

Calypso, Petite Salmon, Petite Pink

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

About Rice Plant

⊕

▶

▼

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

▲

About Elderberry

⊕

▶

411 (About Canna)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

1.5 Habitat

dry rocky watercourses, Riverbanks

Wet lands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-11

5-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

9-4

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Bushy, Evergreen

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

⊕

▶

▼

300.00 cm

Rank: 72 (Overall)▶

60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

▲

About Cyclamen

⊕

▶

350 (About Privet)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

⊕

▶

▼

350.00 cm

Rank: 53 (Overall)▶

120.00 cm

Rank: 79 (Overall)▶

▲

About Evening Primrose

⊕

▶

243.84 (About Acerola)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Cream, Creamy Yellow, Pink, Purple, Red, White

Light Yellow, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Purple, Burgundy

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Purple

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green, Purple

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long linear and narrow

Round

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

13% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Fall, Spring

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade

Partial shade, Full Shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Marshy ground, Well drained

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Slightly Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Poorly Drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer

Early Spring, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

41% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

28% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Layering, Seedlings, Stem Planting

By dividing rhizomes, tubers

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Water less during winter, Water more in summer

Requires consistently moist soil

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

Neutral, Slightly Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Marshy ground, Well drained

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Poorly Drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial shade

Partial shade, Full Shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove shoots

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, Fertilize in early spring, Potassium

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Leaf spot, Mealybugs, Red blotch, Red spider mite, Scale, Scale insects

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

All Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

25% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

35% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

16% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

19% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

53% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

40% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

11% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

12% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

15% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

13% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

11% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

Unknown

✔ ✘

53% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

6% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

15% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

12% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

4% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

7% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

51% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

48% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Mealybugs, Not Available

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Phytodermatitis, Rash, Toxic

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Used in parkland

Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

67% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

63% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Asthma, Cancer, Cardiotonic, Diabetes, epilepsy, Scabies

Asthma, Chronic fatigue

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

32% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !

Sometimes

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

All Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

All Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Not Available

Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Nerium

PETASITES japonicus 'Purpureus'

7.2 Common Name

Oleander, Nerium Oleander

Giant Butterbur, Japanese Butterbur, Purple Butterbur

7.2.1 In Hindi

ओलियंडर

Purple Butterbur

7.2.2 In German

Oleander

Lila Pestwurz

7.2.3 In French

laurier-rose

Violet Butterbur

7.2.4 In Spanish

Adelfa

púrpura petasita

7.2.5 In Greek

Πικροδάφνη

Purple Butterbur

7.2.6 In Portuguese

oleandro

roxo Carrapicho

7.2.7 In Polish

Oleander

Purpurowy Lepiężnik

7.2.8 In Latin

Cleander

Purple Butterbur

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Gentianales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Apocynaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Nerium

Petasites

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Wrightieae

Senecioneae

8.9 Subfamily

Apocynoideae, Hippocastanoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

About Orchid

⊕

▶

▼

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

▲

About Calla Lily

⊕

▶

350 (About Thyme)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

Properties of Oleander and Purple Butterbur

Wondering what are the properties of Oleander and Purple Butterbur? We provide you with everything About Oleander and Purple Butterbur. Oleander doesn't have thorns and Purple Butterbur doesn't have thorns. Also Oleander does not have fragrant flowers. Oleander has allergic reactions like Phytodermatitis, Rash and Toxic and Purple Butterbur has allergic reactions like Phytodermatitis, Rash and Toxic. 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 Oleander and Purple Butterbur and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Compare Flowering Plants » More

Oleander and American Hornbeam

Oleander and Pawpaw

Oleander and Michelia Champaca

» More

More Compare Flowering Plants

Season and Care of Oleander and Purple Butterbur

Season and care of Oleander and Purple Butterbur is important to know. While considering everything about Oleander and Purple Butterbur Care, growing season is an essential factor. Oleander season is Fall and Spring and Purple Butterbur season is Fall and Spring. The type of soil for Oleander is Marshy ground, Well drained and for Purple Butterbur is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Oleander is Neutral, Slightly Alkaline and for Purple Butterbur is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Oleander and Purple Butterbur Physical Information

Oleander and Purple Butterbur physical information is very important for comparison. Oleander height is 300.00 cm and width 350.00 cm whereas Purple Butterbur height is 60.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Oleander and Purple Butterbur are as follows:

Oleander flower color: Cream, Creamy Yellow, Pink, Purple, Red and White
Oleander leaf color: Dark Green
Purple Butterbur flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Purple Butterbur leaf color: Green, Purple and Burgundy

Care of Oleander and Purple Butterbur

Care of Oleander and Purple Butterbur include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Oleander pruning is done Prune in the late winter or spring and Remove shoots and Purple Butterbur pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Oleander needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Purple Butterbur needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.