Purple Butterbur

Bok Choy

About Purple Butterbur and Bok Choy

Purple Butterbur

Bok Choy

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual or Biennial

1.2 Type

Shrubs

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

China, Japan, Korea

Europe

1.4 Types

Not Available

Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis Brassica rapa var. rapifera Brassica rapa subsp. nipposinica Brassica rapa subsp. perviridis

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Wet lands

Not Available

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-96-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-4

9-3

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

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

120.00 cm30.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

Yellow

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, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Purple

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Purple

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Round

Obovate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

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 over Water, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases

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

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

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

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Aphids, Flea beetles, white worms

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Asthma, Chronic fatigue

Antirheumatic, Resolvent

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Leaves, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

For making oil

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, Edible, Herb / Vegetable

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PETASITES japonicus 'Purpureus'

BRASSICA rapa

7.2 Common Name

Giant Butterbur, Japanese Butterbur, Purple Butterbur

Bok Choy, Broccoli Raab, Chinese Cabbage, Choy Sum, Field Mustard, Pak Choi, Tatsoi, Turnip

7.2.1 In Hindi

Purple Butterbur

Bok Choy

7.2.2 In German

Lila Pestwurz

Bok Choy

7.2.3 In French

Violet Butterbur

Bok Choy

7.2.4 In Spanish

púrpura petasita

Bok Choy

7.2.5 In Greek

Purple Butterbur

Bok Choy

7.2.6 In Portuguese

roxo Carrapicho

Bok Choy

7.2.7 In Polish

Purpurowy Lepiężnik

Bok Choy

7.2.8 In Latin

Purple Butterbur

Bok Choy

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Brassicales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Brassicaceae

8.6 Genus

Petasites

Brassica

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Senecioneae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Not Applicable

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Purple Butterbur and Bok Choy

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

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Season and Care of Purple Butterbur and Bok Choy

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

Purple Butterbur and Bok Choy Physical Information

Purple Butterbur and Bok Choy physical information is very important for comparison. Purple Butterbur height is 60.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Bok Choy height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Purple Butterbur and Bok Choy are as follows:

Purple Butterbur flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Purple Butterbur leaf color: Green, Purple and Burgundy
Bok Choy flower color: Yellow
Bok Choy leaf color: Green, Light Green

Care of Purple Butterbur and Bok Choy

Care of Purple Butterbur and Bok Choy include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Purple Butterbur pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Bok Choy pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Purple Butterbur needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Bok Choy needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.