Sassafras

Purple Butterbur

About Sassafras and Purple Butterbur

Sassafras

Purple Butterbur

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Shrubs

1.3 Origin

North America, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Canada

China, Japan, Korea

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Dappled Shade, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Canopy

Wet lands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-9

5-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-1

9-4

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

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

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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1,520.00 cm

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60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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1,220.00 cm

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120.00 cm

Rank: 79 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow green, Chartreuse

Light Yellow, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Indigo, Black

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Purple, Burgundy

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Purple

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Red, Orange, Yellow green, Bronze, Orange Red

Green, Purple

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Round

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial shade, Full Shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Poorly Drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Early Spring, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

By dividing rhizomes, tubers

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Poorly Drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial shade, Full Shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Nitrogen, Phosphorous

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Foliage diseases

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

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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

Medium

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Insects

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Dermatitis, Diaphoresis

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Skin Problems

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

Alterative, Anodyne, Antirheumatic, Antiseptic, Carminative, Diaphoretic, Diuretic

Asthma, Chronic fatigue

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as a condiment, Used in making tea, Used to flavour soups

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Shade Trees, Street Trees

Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

SASSAFRAS albidum

PETASITES japonicus 'Purpureus'

7.2 Common Name

Sassafras

Giant Butterbur, Japanese Butterbur, Purple Butterbur

7.2.1 In Hindi

Sassafras

Purple Butterbur

7.2.2 In German

Sassafras

Lila Pestwurz

7.2.3 In French

Sassafras

Violet Butterbur

7.2.4 In Spanish

Sasafrás

púrpura petasita

7.2.5 In Greek

σασάφρα

Purple Butterbur

7.2.6 In Portuguese

sassafrás

roxo Carrapicho

7.2.7 In Polish

Sassafras

Purpurowy Lepiężnik

7.2.8 In Latin

Sassafras

Purple Butterbur

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Laurales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Lauraceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Sassafras

Petasites

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Magnoliids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Cinnamomeae

Senecioneae

8.9 Subfamily

Lauroideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Sassafras and Purple Butterbur

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

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Season and Care of Sassafras and Purple Butterbur

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

Sassafras and Purple Butterbur Physical Information

Sassafras and Purple Butterbur physical information is very important for comparison. Sassafras height is 1,520.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm whereas Purple Butterbur height is 60.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Sassafras and Purple Butterbur are as follows:

Sassafras flower color: Yellow green and Chartreuse
Sassafras leaf color: Green
Purple Butterbur flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Purple Butterbur leaf color: Green, Purple and Burgundy

Care of Sassafras and Purple Butterbur

Care of Sassafras and Purple Butterbur include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sassafras pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Purple Butterbur pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Sassafras needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Purple Butterbur needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.