Purple Butterbur

Lycaste Orchid

About Purple Butterbur and Lycaste Orchid

Purple Butterbur

Lycaste Orchid

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrubs

Epiphyte

1.3 Origin

China, Japan, Korea

Mexico, Central America

1.4 Types

Not Available

not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Wet lands

Rocky areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-910-13

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-4

12-8

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

H2, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm25.40 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

120.00 cm35.60 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

Orange, Yellow green, Gold, Light Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple, Burgundy

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Purple

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Purple

Light Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Round

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial shade, Full Shade

Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Not Available

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Not Available

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

By dividing rhizomes, tubers

Divison, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires consistently moist soil

Requires watering in the growing season

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Consistently

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

Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune ocassionally

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in summer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Black Spot, Scale

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Not Available

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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

✔ ✘

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

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

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Bouquets, 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

Unknown

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Asthma, Chronic fatigue

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Bulbs, Flowers, Leaves

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

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6.5 Garden Design

Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens

Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PETASITES japonicus 'Purpureus'

LYCASTE cochleata

7.2 Common Name

Giant Butterbur, Japanese Butterbur, Purple Butterbur

Lycaste Orchid, Shell-shaped Anther Lycaste

7.2.1 In Hindi

Purple Butterbur

Lycaste Orchid

7.2.2 In German

Lila Pestwurz

Lycaste Orchidee

7.2.3 In French

Violet Butterbur

Lycaste orchidée

7.2.4 In Spanish

púrpura petasita

Lycaste orquídea

7.2.5 In Greek

Purple Butterbur

Lycaste ορχιδέα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

roxo Carrapicho

Lycaste orquídea

7.2.7 In Polish

Purpurowy Lepiężnik

Lycaste orchidea

7.2.8 In Latin

Purple Butterbur

braemii orchid

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Orchidaceae

8.6 Genus

Petasites

Lycaste

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Senecioneae

Maxillarieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Epidendroideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA31

1 27800

Properties of Purple Butterbur and Lycaste Orchid

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

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Season and Care of Purple Butterbur and Lycaste Orchid

Season and care of Purple Butterbur and Lycaste Orchid is important to know. While considering everything about Purple Butterbur and Lycaste Orchid Care, growing season is an essential factor. Purple Butterbur season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Lycaste Orchid season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Purple Butterbur is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Lycaste Orchid is Not Available while the PH of soil for Purple Butterbur is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Lycaste Orchid is Not Available.

Purple Butterbur and Lycaste Orchid Physical Information

Purple Butterbur and Lycaste Orchid physical information is very important for comparison. Purple Butterbur height is 60.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Lycaste Orchid height is 25.40 cm and width 35.60 cm. The color specification of Purple Butterbur and Lycaste Orchid are as follows:

Purple Butterbur flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Purple Butterbur leaf color: Green, Purple and Burgundy
Lycaste Orchid flower color: Orange, Yellow green, Gold and Light Green
Lycaste Orchid leaf color: Not Available

Care of Purple Butterbur and Lycaste Orchid

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