Purple Butterbur

Wedding Cake Tree

About Purple Butterbur and Wedding Cake Tree

Purple Butterbur

Wedding Cake Tree

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrubs

Tree

1.3 Origin

China, Japan, Korea

India, Nepal, China, Japan, Korea

1.4 Types

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Wet lands

Woodland Garden Canopy

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9

5-8

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

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

1,070.00 cm

Rank: 38 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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120.00 cm

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610.00 cm

Rank: 34 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

White, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Burgundy, Dark Blue, Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple, Burgundy

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Purple

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Purple

Light Yellow, Burgundy, Dark Red

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Round

Ovate

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, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

By dividing rhizomes, tubers

Grafting, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires consistently moist soil

Requires regular watering during dry weather

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

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

No pruning needed

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

No fertilizers needed

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Bacterial leaf spot, Canker, Powdery mildew

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

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

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Used in parkland

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

No Beauty Benefits

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

Antiphlogistic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Fruits, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Oil used in the lubricating and soap industry

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

Shade Trees, Street Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PETASITES japonicus 'Purpureus'

CORNUS controversa

7.2 Common Name

Giant Butterbur, Japanese Butterbur, Purple Butterbur

Giant Dogwood, Wedding Cake Tree

7.2.1 In Hindi

Purple Butterbur

Wedding Cake Tree

7.2.2 In German

Lila Pestwurz

Hochzeitstorte Baum

7.2.3 In French

Violet Butterbur

Gâteau de mariage Arbre

7.2.4 In Spanish

púrpura petasita

Pastel de bodas del árbol

7.2.5 In Greek

Purple Butterbur

Γαμήλια τούρτα Δέντρο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

roxo Carrapicho

Árvore do bolo de casamento

7.2.7 In Polish

Purpurowy Lepiężnik

Wedding Cake Drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

Purple Butterbur

MUSTACEUM ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Cornales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Cornaceae

8.6 Genus

Petasites

Cornus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Senecioneae

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8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Cornoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Purple Butterbur and Wedding Cake Tree

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

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Season and Care of Purple Butterbur and Wedding Cake Tree

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

Purple Butterbur and Wedding Cake Tree Physical Information

Purple Butterbur and Wedding Cake Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Purple Butterbur height is 60.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Wedding Cake Tree height is 1,070.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Purple Butterbur and Wedding Cake Tree are as follows:

Purple Butterbur flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Purple Butterbur leaf color: Green, Purple and Burgundy
Wedding Cake Tree flower color: White and Ivory
Wedding Cake Tree leaf color: Green

Care of Purple Butterbur and Wedding Cake Tree

Care of Purple Butterbur and Wedding Cake Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Purple Butterbur pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Wedding Cake Tree pruning is done No pruning needed. In summer Purple Butterbur needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Wedding Cake Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.