Raoulia

Purple Butterbur

About Raoulia and Purple Butterbur

Raoulia

Purple Butterbur

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Shrubs

1.3 Origin

New Zealand

China, Japan, Korea

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

All sorts of environments

Wet lands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-95-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9*6

9-4

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

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

1.9 Habit

Mat-forming

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

2.50 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

25.40 cm120.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

Light Yellow, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green, Silver

Green, Purple, Burgundy

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Silver

Green, Purple

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Silver

Green, Purple

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Tiny

Round

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Partial shade, Full Shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Poorly Drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer

Early Spring, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

By dividing rhizomes, tubers

4.3 Plant Maintenance

High

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Requires consistently moist soil

4.4.2 In Summer

Drought Tolerant, Average Water

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Alternate Days

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Moderate

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Poorly Drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Partial shade, Full Shade

4.7 Pruning

Requires very little pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Not Available

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Spider mites

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

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

Fine

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

no allergic reactions

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bog Garden, Borders

Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

No Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Not Available

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Asthma, Chronic fatigue

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Alpine, Container, Rock Garden / Wall

Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Raoulia glabra

PETASITES japonicus 'Purpureus'

7.2 Common Name

Raoulia

Giant Butterbur, Japanese Butterbur, Purple Butterbur

7.2.1 In Hindi

Raoulia

Purple Butterbur

7.2.2 In German

Raoulia

Lila Pestwurz

7.2.3 In French

Raoulia

Violet Butterbur

7.2.4 In Spanish

Raoulia

púrpura petasita

7.2.5 In Greek

Raoulia

Purple Butterbur

7.2.6 In Portuguese

raoulia

roxo Carrapicho

7.2.7 In Polish

Raoulia

Purpurowy Lepiężnik

7.2.8 In Latin

Raoulia

Purple Butterbur

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Raoulia

Petasites

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Gnaphalieae

Senecioneae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Raoulia and Purple Butterbur

Wondering what are the properties of Raoulia and Purple Butterbur? We provide you with everything About Raoulia and Purple Butterbur. Raoulia doesn't have thorns and Purple Butterbur doesn't have thorns. Also Raoulia does not have fragrant flowers. Raoulia has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions and Purple Butterbur has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions. 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 Raoulia and Purple Butterbur and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Raoulia and Purple Butterbur

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

Raoulia and Purple Butterbur Physical Information

Raoulia and Purple Butterbur physical information is very important for comparison. Raoulia height is 2.50 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Purple Butterbur height is 60.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Raoulia and Purple Butterbur are as follows:

Raoulia flower color: Yellow
Raoulia leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Silver
Purple Butterbur flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Purple Butterbur leaf color: Green, Purple and Burgundy

Care of Raoulia and Purple Butterbur

Care of Raoulia and Purple Butterbur include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Raoulia pruning is done Requires very little pruning and Purple Butterbur pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Raoulia needs Drought Tolerant, Average Water and in winter, it needs Moderate. Whereas, in summer Purple Butterbur needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.