Life Span
Perennial
Type
Shrubs
Origin
China, Japan, Korea
Types
Petasites hybridus
Number of Varieties
10
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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
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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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
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5% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
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
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41% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Tolerances
Wet Site
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
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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13% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
✔
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3% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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51% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Fruit
✔
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6% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
✔
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13% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
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10% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
✔
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40% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
✔
✘
No - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants has it !
Foliage Texture
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Evergreen
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8% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Invasive
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
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54% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Attracts
-
Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
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✘
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
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All - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens
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
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Petasites
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Senecioneae
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
15
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27800
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