Purple Butterbur

Tamarack

About Purple Butterbur and Tamarack

Purple Butterbur

Tamarack

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrubs

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

1.3 Origin

China, Japan, Korea

North America, North-Central United States, Western United States, Canada

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Wet lands

Cold Regions, gardens, Open areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9

1-4

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-4

5-1

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, 1a, 1b, 2a

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Pyramidal

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

910.00 cm

Rank: 44 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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120.00 cm

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460.00 cm

Rank: 43 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple, Burgundy

Light Green, Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Purple

Light Green, Blue Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Purple

Yellow, Gold

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Round

Needle like

2.4 Thorns

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30% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

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

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Fall, Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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No Needled Scale Garden Plants has it !

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, 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

Average Water Needs

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

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Birds, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Cold climate, Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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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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35% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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52% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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19% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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9% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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40% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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No Needled Scale Garden Plants has it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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12% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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5% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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65% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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11% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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41% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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53% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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58% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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15% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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26% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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4% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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No Needled Scale Garden Plants has it !

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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No Needled Scale Garden Plants has it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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48% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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26% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Aphids, Birds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

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

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50% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Asthma, Chronic fatigue

Boils, Cold, Frostbite, hemorrhoids

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Bark, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Used as firewood, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

Sometimes

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens

Bog Garden, Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PETASITES japonicus 'Purpureus'

LARIX laricina

7.2 Common Name

Giant Butterbur, Japanese Butterbur, Purple Butterbur

Tamarack

7.2.1 In Hindi

Purple Butterbur

टैमेरैक

7.2.2 In German

Lila Pestwurz

tamarack

7.2.3 In French

Violet Butterbur

tamarack

7.2.4 In Spanish

púrpura petasita

tamarack

7.2.5 In Greek

Purple Butterbur

Tamarack

7.2.6 In Portuguese

roxo Carrapicho

Tamarack

7.2.7 In Polish

Purpurowy Lepiężnik

Tamarack

7.2.8 In Latin

Purple Butterbur

Tamarack

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Coniferophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Pinopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Pinales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Pinaceae

8.6 Genus

Petasites

Larix

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

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8.8 Tribe

Senecioneae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Purple Butterbur and Tamarack

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

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Season and Care of Purple Butterbur and Tamarack

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

Purple Butterbur and Tamarack Physical Information

Purple Butterbur and Tamarack physical information is very important for comparison. Purple Butterbur height is 60.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Tamarack height is 910.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of Purple Butterbur and Tamarack are as follows:

Purple Butterbur flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Purple Butterbur leaf color: Green, Purple and Burgundy
Tamarack flower color: Yellow
Tamarack leaf color: Light Green and Blue Green

Care of Purple Butterbur and Tamarack

Care of Purple Butterbur and Tamarack include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Purple Butterbur pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Tamarack pruning is done No pruning needed in the early stages, 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 Tamarack needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.