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Purple Butterbur
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About Purple Butterbur

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Shrubs

Origin

China, Japan, Korea

Types

Petasites hybridus

Number of Varieties

10
0 40000
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Habitat

Wet lands

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-4

Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 3900
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Minimum Width

120.00 cm
Rank: 79 (Overall)
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple, Burgundy

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Purple

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Purple

Leaf Color in Winter

-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Round

Thorns

5% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial shade, Full Shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Repeat Bloomer

41% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Tolerances

Wet Site

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

By dividing rhizomes, tubers

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires consistently moist soil

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained

Sun Exposure

Partial shade, Full Shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

-

Fruits

Showy Fruit

13% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

3% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

51% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Fruit

6% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

13% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

10% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

40% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

No - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants has it !

Foliage Texture

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

8% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

54% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Attracts

-

Allergy

-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Beauty Benefits

-

Edible Uses

56% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Asthma, Chronic fatigue

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

Sometimes

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PETASITES japonicus 'Purpureus'

Common Name

Giant Butterbur, Japanese Butterbur, Purple Butterbur

In Hindi

Purple Butterbur

In German

Lila Pestwurz

In French

Violet Butterbur

In Spanish

púrpura petasita

In Greek

Purple Butterbur

In Portuguese

roxo Carrapicho

In Polish

Purpurowy Lepiężnik

In Latin

Purple Butterbur

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Family

Asteraceae

Genus

Petasites

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Senecioneae

Subfamily

-

Number of Species

15
1 27800
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Properties of Purple Butterbur

Want to know the properties of Purple Butterbur? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Purple Butterbur is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Purple Butterbur Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use: Asthma and Chronic fatigue

  • Part of plant used: Leaves, Seeds and Stem

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Purple Butterbur Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Purple Butterbur. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Purple Butterbur physical information is as follows: 60.00 cm tall and 120.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Round. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
  • Leaf color: Green, Purple and Burgundy

Care of Purple Butterbur

Taking Purple Butterbur Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Purple Butterbur include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Partial shade, Full Shade for its proper growth.

Season and care of Purple Butterbur

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Purple Butterbur is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Purple Butterbur is a very important plant from Perennial Flowers. There are 10 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Petasites hybridus. This plant's habitat is Wet lands and it comes in the hardiness zone 5-9. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.