1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Herbs, Perennial
Herbaceous Perennial
1.3 Origin
Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America
China, Japan, Korea
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Mountains
Dappled Shade, meadows, Shady Edge, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
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
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
25.40 cm60.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
30.50 cm120.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White
Light Yellow, Ivory
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Spring, Late Winter
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Divison, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply
Water once every two or three weeks
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Well drained
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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
Remove the old foliage
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in fall, fertilize in growing season, fertilize in spring, Water soluble fertilizers
Use a fertilizer ratio of 16-4-8
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
No serious insect or disease problems
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Flying insects, Not Available
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
no allergic reactions
no allergic reactions
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Bog Garden, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Improve skin condition
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Diarrhea, Eczema, Indigestion, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, Stomach pain, Weight loss
Antiasthamatic, Antispasmodic, Expectorant, Poultice
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Flowers, Stem
6.2.3 Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Can be boiled and seasoned, pickled, Used as umbrellas by Japanese children, Used as walking sticks, Used like rhubarb
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Edible
Bog Garden, Container, Feature Plant, Water Gardens
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
EUPHORBIA hypericifolia
PETASITES japonicus
7.2 Common Name
Canchalagua, Hypericum-leaved Spurge, Leche-leche
Giant Butterbur, Japanese Butterbur
7.2.1 In Hindi
Canchalagua
Giant Butterbur
7.2.2 In German
Canchalagua
Riesen Pestwurz
7.2.3 In French
canchalangua
géant Butterbur
7.2.4 In Spanish
canchalagua
gigante petasita
7.2.5 In Greek
Canchalagua
Giant Butterbur
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Canchalagua
Carrapicho gigante
7.2.7 In Polish
Canchalagua
Giant Lepiężnik
7.2.8 In Latin
Canchalagua
Giant Butterbur
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Spermatophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Dicotyledonae
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Not Available
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Senecioneae
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Asteroideae
8.10 Number of Species