Purple Butterbur

False Aralia

About Purple Butterbur and False Aralia

Purple Butterbur

False Aralia

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrubs

Tree

1.3 Origin

China, Japan, Korea

Polynesia

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Wet lands

Forest edges, gardens, Homesteads

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-910-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-4

12-1

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

H1, H2, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm760.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

120.00 cm300.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

Yellow, Red, Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Blue, Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple, Burgundy

Red, Green, Dark Green, Brown

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Purple

Red, Green, Dark Green, Brown

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Purple

Red, Green, Dark Green, Brown

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Red, Green, Dark Green, Brown

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Round

Compound

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

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

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Not Available

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, Keep ground moist

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, Alkaline

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, Partial shade

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 branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Mites, Nematodes, Scale

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

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

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

no allergic reactions

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

✔ ✘

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

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

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, Feature Plant, Hedges, Houseplant, Screening / Wind Break, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PETASITES japonicus 'Purpureus'

Plerandra elegantissima

7.2 Common Name

Giant Butterbur, Japanese Butterbur, Purple Butterbur

False Aralia

7.2.1 In Hindi

Purple Butterbur

Aralia

7.2.2 In German

Lila Pestwurz

falsch Aralia

7.2.3 In French

Violet Butterbur

faux Aralia

7.2.4 In Spanish

púrpura petasita

Falso Aralia

7.2.5 In Greek

Purple Butterbur

Λάθος Aralia

7.2.6 In Portuguese

roxo Carrapicho

Aralia false

7.2.7 In Polish

Purpurowy Lepiężnik

fałsz Aralia

7.2.8 In Latin

Purple Butterbur

falsum Aralia

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Apiales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Araliaceae

8.6 Genus

Petasites

Plerandra

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Senecioneae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Purple Butterbur and False Aralia

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

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Season and Care of Purple Butterbur and False Aralia

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

Purple Butterbur and False Aralia Physical Information

Purple Butterbur and False Aralia physical information is very important for comparison. Purple Butterbur height is 60.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas False Aralia height is 760.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Purple Butterbur and False Aralia are as follows:

Purple Butterbur flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Purple Butterbur leaf color: Green, Purple and Burgundy
False Aralia flower color: Yellow, Red and Green
False Aralia leaf color: Red, Green, Dark Green and Brown

Care of Purple Butterbur and False Aralia

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