Potentilla

Japanese Butterbur

About Potentilla and Japanese Butterbur

Potentilla

Japanese Butterbur

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Herbaceous Perennial

1.3 Origin

Not Available

China, Japan, Korea

1.4 Types

Abbotswood potentilla, Daydawn potentilla, Klondike potentilla

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Clay soil areas, Rocky areas, Wet ground

Lake Sides, River side

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-85-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-1

9-4

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

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

Not Available

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

91.44 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

91.44 cm120.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Orange, Yellow

Light Yellow, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Small elliptic

Orbiculate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Early Fall, Spring

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun

Partial shade, Full Shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Not Available

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Well drained

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Slightly Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Not Available

Poorly Drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Summer, Summer

Early Spring, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Planting

From Rhizomes

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week, Water less during winter, Water more in summer, Water when soil is dry

Keep ground moist, 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

Not Available

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Not Available

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Not Available

Poorly Drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial shade, Full Shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Requires high amount of nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Drought and Wet Site

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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

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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

Not Available

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Not Available

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Beautification

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin, Skin cleanser, Skin Problems

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antibiotic, Astringent, Diarrhea, Haemostatic, Hypoglycaemic, Mildly painful menstruation, Odontalgic, Premenstrual syndrome, Swelling

Antiasthamatic, Expectorant, Miscellany

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root

Flowers, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Cosmetics, Showy Purposes, Used as a dye

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Not Available

Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

POTENTILLA

PETASITES japonicus 'Argentea'

7.2 Common Name

Potentilla

Giant Butterbur, Japanese Butterbur, Variegated Butterbur

7.2.1 In Hindi

Potentilla plant

Japanese Butterbur

7.2.2 In German

Potentilla Pflanze

japanische Pestwurz

7.2.3 In French

plante Potentilla

Japanese Butterbur

7.2.4 In Spanish

planta Potentilla

petasita japonesa

7.2.5 In Greek

φυτό potentilla

Japanese Butterbur

7.2.6 In Portuguese

planta Potentilla

Carrapicho japonês

7.2.7 In Polish

Potentilla roślin

japoński Lepiężnik

7.2.8 In Latin

Potentilla herba

Japanese Butterbur

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Vascular plant

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Rosales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Rosaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Potentilla

Petasites

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Rosoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

300NA

1 27800

Properties of Potentilla and Japanese Butterbur

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

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Season and Care of Potentilla and Japanese Butterbur

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

Potentilla and Japanese Butterbur Physical Information

Potentilla and Japanese Butterbur physical information is very important for comparison. Potentilla height is 91.44 cm and width 91.44 cm whereas Japanese Butterbur height is 60.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Potentilla and Japanese Butterbur are as follows:

Potentilla flower color: Orange and Yellow
Potentilla leaf color: Green, Light Green
Japanese Butterbur flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Japanese Butterbur leaf color: Green

Care of Potentilla and Japanese Butterbur

Care of Potentilla and Japanese Butterbur include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Potentilla pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Japanese Butterbur pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Potentilla needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Japanese Butterbur needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.