Purple Butterbur

Tasmanian Tree Fern

About Purple Butterbur and Tasmanian Tree Fern

Purple Butterbur

Tasmanian Tree Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrubs

Fern

1.3 Origin

China, Japan, Korea

Australia

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Wet lands

Damp Places

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-910-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-4

8-8

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, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm240.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

120.00 cm120.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

Non Flowering Plant

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

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Purple

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Purple

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Round

Fern like

2.4 Thorns

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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

Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

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

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

By dividing rhizomes, tubers

Spores

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

Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Squirrels

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

None

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

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Ants

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Carcinogenic

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Not Available

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

Astringent

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Leaves, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Not Available

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, Feature Plant, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PETASITES japonicus 'Purpureus'

DICKSONIA antarctica

7.2 Common Name

Giant Butterbur, Japanese Butterbur, Purple Butterbur

Australian tree fern, Tasmanian tree fern, hardy tree fern, soft tree fern, woolly tree fern

7.2.1 In Hindi

Purple Butterbur

Tasmanian Tree Fern

7.2.2 In German

Lila Pestwurz

Tasmanian Tree Fern

7.2.3 In French

Violet Butterbur

Dicksonia antarctica

7.2.4 In Spanish

púrpura petasita

Balantium antarcticum

7.2.5 In Greek

Purple Butterbur

Tasmanian Tree Fern

7.2.6 In Portuguese

roxo Carrapicho

Dicksonia antarctica

7.2.7 In Polish

Purpurowy Lepiężnik

Diksonia antarktyczna

7.2.8 In Latin

Purple Butterbur

Tasmanian Tree 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

Dicksoniaceae

8.6 Genus

Petasites

Dicksonia

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 Tasmanian Tree Fern

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

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Season and Care of Purple Butterbur and Tasmanian Tree Fern

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

Purple Butterbur and Tasmanian Tree Fern Physical Information

Purple Butterbur and Tasmanian Tree Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Purple Butterbur height is 60.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Tasmanian Tree Fern height is 240.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Purple Butterbur and Tasmanian Tree Fern are as follows:

Purple Butterbur flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Purple Butterbur leaf color: Green, Purple and Burgundy
Tasmanian Tree Fern flower color: Non Flowering Plant
Tasmanian Tree Fern leaf color: Light Green

Care of Purple Butterbur and Tasmanian Tree Fern

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