1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Broadleaf Evergreen
1.3 Origin
China, Japan, Korea
Madagascar
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Lake Sides, River side
Tropical Indian Ocean Islands
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Light Yellow, Ivory
White, Green
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Green, Dark Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Partial shade, Full Shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Winter
Indeterminate
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?
From Rhizomes
stem tip cuttings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires consistently moist soil
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
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, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Partial shade, Full Shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Requires high amount of nitrogen
10-10-10 diluted liquid fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Flecking, Fluoride toxicity, Fusarium leaf spot
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Drought and Wet Site
Drought
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
Not Available
Bugs, Mealybugs, Spider Mites
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
no allergic reactions
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
Beautification
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Antiasthamatic, Expectorant, Miscellany
Antipyretic, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Dysmenorrhea, Hemostatic, Malaria
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Stem
Bark, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Not Available
Used to make herbal teas
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens
Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
PETASITES japonicus 'Argentea'
DRACAENA reflexa
7.2 Common Name
Giant Butterbur, Japanese Butterbur, Variegated Butterbur
Pleomele, Song-of-India
7.2.1 In Hindi
Japanese Butterbur
Song-of-India
7.2.2 In German
japanische Pestwurz
Song-of-India
7.2.3 In French
Japanese Butterbur
Song- of- Inde
7.2.4 In Spanish
petasita japonesa
Song- de - la India
7.2.5 In Greek
Japanese Butterbur
Τραγούδι - του -Ινδίας
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Carrapicho japonês
Canção -da-Índia
7.2.7 In Polish
japoński Lepiężnik
Song- of- Indie
7.2.8 In Latin
Japanese Butterbur
Song of India :
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Nolinoideae
8.10 Number of Species