Prairie Dropseed

Japanese Butterbur

About Prairie Dropseed and Japanese Butterbur

Prairie Dropseed

Japanese Butterbur

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Herbaceous Perennial

1.3 Origin

North America, Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Canada

China, Japan, Korea

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Hay fields

Lake Sides, River side

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-85-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10 - 2

9-4

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17

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

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.70 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

50.80 cm120.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Green, Purple, Light Green

Light Yellow, Ivory

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

Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Orange, Gold

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Tan, Bronze

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Orbiculate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Partial shade, Full Shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Poorly Drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Summer

Early Spring, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Pollution, Drought

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

From Rhizomes

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Poorly Drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Partial shade, Full Shade

4.7 Pruning

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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

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

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

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

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover, Showy Purposes

Beautification

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

Not Available

Antiasthamatic, Expectorant, Miscellany

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Flowers, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

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

Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

SPOROBOLUS heterolepis

PETASITES japonicus 'Argentea'

7.2 Common Name

Prairie Dropseed

Giant Butterbur, Japanese Butterbur, Variegated Butterbur

7.2.1 In Hindi

prairie dropseed

Japanese Butterbur

7.2.2 In German

Prärie Dropseed

japanische Pestwurz

7.2.3 In French

prairie dropseed

Japanese Butterbur

7.2.4 In Spanish

dropseed pradera

petasita japonesa

7.2.5 In Greek

λιβάδι dropseed

Japanese Butterbur

7.2.6 In Portuguese

pradaria dropseed

Carrapicho japonês

7.2.7 In Polish

łąka dropseed

japoński Lepiężnik

7.2.8 In Latin

PRATUM grama

Japanese Butterbur

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Poales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Sporobolus

Petasites

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Prairie Dropseed and Japanese Butterbur

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

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Season and Care of Prairie Dropseed and Japanese Butterbur

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

Prairie Dropseed and Japanese Butterbur Physical Information

Prairie Dropseed and Japanese Butterbur physical information is very important for comparison. Prairie Dropseed height is 45.70 cm and width 50.80 cm whereas Japanese Butterbur height is 60.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Prairie Dropseed and Japanese Butterbur are as follows:

Prairie Dropseed flower color: Red, Green, Purple, Light Green
Prairie Dropseed leaf color: Green
Japanese Butterbur flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Japanese Butterbur leaf color: Green

Care of Prairie Dropseed and Japanese Butterbur

Care of Prairie Dropseed and Japanese Butterbur include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Prairie Dropseed pruning is done 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 Prairie Dropseed 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.