Purple Butterbur

Acerola

About Purple Butterbur and Acerola

Purple Butterbur

Acerola

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrubs

Shrub

1.3 Origin

China, Japan, Korea

Central America, South America

1.4 Types

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Wet lands

Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9

9-11

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-4

Not Available

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

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Thicket/Colonizing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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60.00 cm

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457.20 cm

Rank: 62 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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120.00 cm

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243.84 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple, Burgundy

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Purple

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Purple

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Round

Oval

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

By dividing rhizomes, tubers

Cuttings, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires consistently moist soil

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

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

Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Dry, Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

In Early Autumn, Prune in winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Complete balanced fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Red blotch, Whiteflies

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Wind

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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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

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Bees, Birds, Butterflies, pollinators

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Pollen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good for skin

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for birds, Nesting sites for birds, Windbreak

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Asthma, Chronic fatigue

Antioxidants, Arthritis, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Fertility, Fever, Inflammation, Kidney problems, scurvy, Urinary tract problems, Vitamin C

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for making hedge

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

Sometimes

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens

Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PETASITES japonicus 'Purpureus'

Malpighia emarginata

7.2 Common Name

Giant Butterbur, Japanese Butterbur, Purple Butterbur

Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle

7.2.1 In Hindi

Purple Butterbur

Acerola Tree

7.2.2 In German

Lila Pestwurz

Acerola Baum

7.2.3 In French

Violet Butterbur

Acerola Arbre

7.2.4 In Spanish

púrpura petasita

Árbol de acerola

7.2.5 In Greek

Purple Butterbur

Acerola Δέντρο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

roxo Carrapicho

Árvore acerola

7.2.7 In Polish

Purpurowy Lepiężnik

Acerola Drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

Purple Butterbur

Acerola ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

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8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Asterales

Malpighiales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Malpighiaceae

8.6 Genus

Petasites

Malpighia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Senecioneae

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8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Not Available, Paperveroideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Purple Butterbur and Acerola

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

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Season and Care of Purple Butterbur and Acerola

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

Purple Butterbur and Acerola Physical Information

Purple Butterbur and Acerola physical information is very important for comparison. Purple Butterbur height is 60.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Acerola height is 457.20 cm and width 243.84 cm. The color specification of Purple Butterbur and Acerola are as follows:

Purple Butterbur flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Purple Butterbur leaf color: Green, Purple and Burgundy
Acerola flower color: Pink
Acerola leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Purple Butterbur and Acerola

Care of Purple Butterbur and Acerola include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Purple Butterbur pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Acerola pruning is done In Early Autumn, Prune in winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Purple Butterbur needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Acerola needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.