Purple Butterbur

Lamb's Lettuce

About Purple Butterbur and Lamb's Lettuce

Purple Butterbur

Lamb's Lettuce

Add ⊕

1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Shrubs

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

China, Japan, Korea

Europe, Northern Africa, Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Wet lands

Floodplains, Not Available, Shores of rivers or lakes

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9Not Available

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

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

Rosette/Stemless

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm7.60 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

120.00 cm10.20 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

White, Lavender

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

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Purple

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Round

Elliptic to oblong

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Not Available

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

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Early Spring, Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

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

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires consistently moist soil

Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium, 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

Acidic, 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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Not Available

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

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

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Butterflies, Flying insects, Insects, Not Available

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

Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Asthma, Chronic fatigue

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Added to salads, Used As Food

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens

Edible, Herb, Vegetable

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PETASITES japonicus 'Purpureus'

VALERIANELLA locusta

7.2 Common Name

Giant Butterbur, Japanese Butterbur, Purple Butterbur

Mache, corn salad, common cornsalad, lamb's lettuce, fetticus, fieldsalat, nut lettuce, field salad,rapunzel

7.2.1 In Hindi

Purple Butterbur

Lamb's Lettuce

7.2.2 In German

Lila Pestwurz

Feldsalat

7.2.3 In French

Violet Butterbur

Mâche

7.2.4 In Spanish

púrpura petasita

Miramores

7.2.5 In Greek

Purple Butterbur

Μαρούλι αρνιού

7.2.6 In Portuguese

roxo Carrapicho

Alface-de-cordeiro

7.2.7 In Polish

Purpurowy Lepiężnik

Roszpunka

7.2.8 In Latin

Purple Butterbur

Lactuca agni

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Dipsacales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Valerianaceae

8.6 Genus

Petasites

Valerianella

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Senecioneae

Valerianeae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Valerianoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Purple Butterbur and Lamb's Lettuce

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

Compare Perennial Flowers » More

Purple Butterbur and Meadow Phlox

Purple Butterbur and Gazania

Purple Butterbur and Phlox

» More

More Compare Perennial Flowers

Season and Care of Purple Butterbur and Lamb's Lettuce

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

Purple Butterbur and Lamb's Lettuce Physical Information

Purple Butterbur and Lamb's Lettuce physical information is very important for comparison. Purple Butterbur height is 60.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Lamb's Lettuce height is 7.60 cm and width 10.20 cm. The color specification of Purple Butterbur and Lamb's Lettuce are as follows:

Purple Butterbur flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Purple Butterbur leaf color: Green, Purple and Burgundy
Lamb's Lettuce flower color: White and Lavender
Lamb's Lettuce leaf color: Green

Care of Purple Butterbur and Lamb's Lettuce

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