Purple Butterbur

Adam's Needle

About Purple Butterbur and Adam's Needle

Purple Butterbur

Adam's Needle

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrubs

Flowering Plants, Succulent

1.3 Origin

China, Japan, Korea

Southeastern United States

1.4 Types

Not Available

Golden Sword, Ivory Tower, Color Guard

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Wet lands

Dry areas, Hot climate regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-94-10

0 99

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

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm45.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

120.00 cm60.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple, Burgundy

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Purple

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Purple

Green, Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Round

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Early Summer, Late Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

By dividing rhizomes, tubers

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires consistently moist soil

Do not let dry out between waterings

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

Not Available

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Not Available

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Do not let fertilizers touch the leaves, Less fertilizing

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Bacterial Blight, Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single, Double

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

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Birds, Butterflies, Flies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Showy Purposes

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

Asthma, Chronic fatigue

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Flowers, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Decoration Purposes

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, Cottage garden

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PETASITES japonicus 'Purpureus'

Yucca filamentosa

7.2 Common Name

Giant Butterbur, Japanese Butterbur, Purple Butterbur

Adam's needle, common yucca, Spanish bayonet, bear-grass, needle-palm, silk-grass, and spoon-leaf yucca

7.2.1 In Hindi

Purple Butterbur

Adam's needle

7.2.2 In German

Lila Pestwurz

Fädige Palmlilie

7.2.3 In French

Violet Butterbur

Yucca filamentosa

7.2.4 In Spanish

púrpura petasita

Yucca filamentosa

7.2.5 In Greek

Purple Butterbur

Adam's Needle

7.2.6 In Portuguese

roxo Carrapicho

Adam's Needle

7.2.7 In Polish

Purpurowy Lepiężnik

Jukka karolińska

7.2.8 In Latin

Purple Butterbur

Adam's Needle

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Liliales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Agavaceae

8.6 Genus

Petasites

Yucca

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Senecioneae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Agavoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Purple Butterbur and Adam's Needle

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

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Season and Care of Purple Butterbur and Adam's Needle

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

Purple Butterbur and Adam's Needle Physical Information

Purple Butterbur and Adam's Needle physical information is very important for comparison. Purple Butterbur height is 60.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Adam's Needle height is 45.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Purple Butterbur and Adam's Needle are as follows:

Purple Butterbur flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Purple Butterbur leaf color: Green, Purple and Burgundy
Adam's Needle flower color: White
Adam's Needle leaf color: Green

Care of Purple Butterbur and Adam's Needle

Care of Purple Butterbur and Adam's Needle include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Purple Butterbur pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Adam's Needle pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged 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 Adam's Needle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.