Purple Butterbur

Leatherwood Fern

About Purple Butterbur and Leatherwood Fern

Purple Butterbur

Leatherwood Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrubs

Fern

1.3 Origin

China, Japan, Korea

Europe, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Western Europe, Russia, Siberia, Asia, Central Asia, Eastern Asia, Western Asia, Nepal, China, Korea

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Wet lands

meadows, Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-92-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-4

8-1

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

A2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm40.60 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

120.00 cm30.50 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple, Burgundy

Light Green, Yellow green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Purple

Green, Yellow green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Purple

Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Round

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

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

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

By dividing rhizomes, tubers

Divison, Spores

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires consistently moist soil

Average Water Needs, Medium

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Shade, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Carcinogenic, Stomach cancers

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

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Asthma, Chronic fatigue

Anthelmintic, Antiemetic, Antiseptic, Diuretic, Poultice, Refrigerant, Tonic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Adhesive, Basketary, Used as a dye, Used for making soaps, Used in biomass

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens

Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PETASITES japonicus 'Purpureus'

DRYOPTERIS carthusiana

7.2 Common Name

Giant Butterbur, Japanese Butterbur, Purple Butterbur

Leatherwood Fern

7.2.1 In Hindi

Purple Butterbur

Leatherwood Fern

7.2.2 In German

Lila Pestwurz

Leatherwood Fern

7.2.3 In French

Violet Butterbur

Leatherwood Fern

7.2.4 In Spanish

púrpura petasita

Leatherwood Fern

7.2.5 In Greek

Purple Butterbur

Leatherwood Fern

7.2.6 In Portuguese

roxo Carrapicho

Leatherwood Fern

7.2.7 In Polish

Purpurowy Lepiężnik

Leatherwood Fern

7.2.8 In Latin

Purple Butterbur

Leatherwood Fern

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Pteridophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Filicopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Polypodiales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Dennstaedtiaceae

8.6 Genus

Petasites

Pteridium Gleditsch

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Senecioneae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Purple Butterbur and Leatherwood Fern

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

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Season and Care of Purple Butterbur and Leatherwood Fern

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

Purple Butterbur and Leatherwood Fern Physical Information

Purple Butterbur and Leatherwood Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Purple Butterbur height is 60.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Leatherwood Fern height is 40.60 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Purple Butterbur and Leatherwood Fern are as follows:

Purple Butterbur flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Purple Butterbur leaf color: Green, Purple and Burgundy
Leatherwood Fern flower color: Not Available
Leatherwood Fern leaf color: Light Green and Yellow green

Care of Purple Butterbur and Leatherwood Fern

Care of Purple Butterbur and Leatherwood Fern include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Purple Butterbur pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Leatherwood Fern pruning is done 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 Leatherwood Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.