Purple Butterbur

Nut Sedge

About Purple Butterbur and Nut Sedge

Purple Butterbur

Nut Sedge

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrubs

Sedge or Rush

1.3 Origin

China, Japan, Korea

World/Pandemic

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Wet lands

Wild

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-95-12

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

Mat-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 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

Orange, Gold, Bronze, Tan

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Dark Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple, Burgundy

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

Green, Yellow green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Round

V-Shaped

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

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Summer

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

creeping rhizomes, Seedlings, Tubers

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires consistently moist soil

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained

Average

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

Rust

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

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Pigs

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Oral Allergy

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good for skin, Protects from sun damage

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Asthma, Chronic fatigue

Aphrodisiac, Digestive, Diuretic, Tonic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

For making oil, used for weaving hats

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens

Not Available

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PETASITES japonicus 'Purpureus'

CYPERUS esculentus

7.2 Common Name

Giant Butterbur, Japanese Butterbur, Purple Butterbur

Nut Sedge,chufa sedge, nut grass, yellow nutsedge

7.2.1 In Hindi

Purple Butterbur

अखरोट सेज

7.2.2 In German

Lila Pestwurz

Nuss -Segge

7.2.3 In French

Violet Butterbur

souchet

7.2.4 In Spanish

púrpura petasita

tuerca de la juncia

7.2.5 In Greek

Purple Butterbur

καρύδι σπαθόχορτο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

roxo Carrapicho

Nut Sedge

7.2.7 In Polish

Purpurowy Lepiężnik

nakrętka turzyca

7.2.8 In Latin

Purple Butterbur

nut Sedge

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Poales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Cyperaceae

8.6 Genus

Petasites

Cyperus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Senecioneae

Cypereae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Purple Butterbur and Nut Sedge

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

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Season and Care of Purple Butterbur and Nut Sedge

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

Purple Butterbur and Nut Sedge Physical Information

Purple Butterbur and Nut Sedge physical information is very important for comparison. Purple Butterbur height is 60.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Nut Sedge height is 30.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Purple Butterbur and Nut Sedge are as follows:

Purple Butterbur flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Purple Butterbur leaf color: Green, Purple and Burgundy
Nut Sedge flower color: Orange, Gold, Bronze and Tan
Nut Sedge leaf color: Green and Yellow green

Care of Purple Butterbur and Nut Sedge

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