1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Fruits, Trees
1.3 Origin
China, Japan, Korea
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Lake Sides, River side
Dry areas
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
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Not Available
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
60.00 cm800.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
120.00 cm900.00 cm
0.1
6350
1.5 Plant Color
1.5.1 Flower Color
Light Yellow, Ivory
White
1.5.2 Flower Color Modifier
1.5.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Greyish Brown, Light Green, Not Available
1.5.4 Leaf Color in Spring
1.5.5 Leaf Color in Summer
1.5.6 Leaf Color in Fall
1.5.7 Leaf Color in Winter
1.6 Shape
1.6.1 Leaf Shape
1.7 Thorns
2 Season
2.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Autumn
2.2 Growing Conditions
2.2.1 Sunlight
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
2.2.2 Growth Rate
2.2.3 Type of Soil
2.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
2.2.5 Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
2.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Winter
Late Fall
2.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
2.3 Tolerances
3 Care
3.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground, Pot
3.2 How to Plant?
From Rhizomes
Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings
3.3 Plant Maintenance
3.4 Watering Plants
3.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires consistently moist soil
Do not water excessively
3.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
3.4.3 In Spring
3.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
3.5 Soil
3.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.5.2 Soil Type
3.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
3.6 Sun Exposure
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.7 Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
3.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Requires high amount of nitrogen
for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
3.9 Pests and Diseases
3.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Drought and Wet Site
Drought
4 Facts
4.1 Flowers
4.1.1 Flower Petal Number
4.3 Fruits
4.3.1 Showy Fruit
4.4.1 Edible Fruit
4.5 Fragrance
4.5.1 Fragrant Flower
4.5.2 Fragrant Fruit
4.5.3 Fragrant Leaf
4.5.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
4.6 Showy Foliage
4.7 Showy Bark
4.8 Foliage Texture
4.9 Foliage Sheen
4.10 Evergreen
4.11 Invasive
4.12 Self-Sowing
4.13 Attracts
Not Available
Not Available
4.14 Allergy
5 Benefits
5.1 Uses
5.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
5.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Good Cleanser
5.1.3 Edible Uses
5.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Not Available
5.2 Plant Benefits
5.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Antiasthamatic, Expectorant, Miscellany
Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, scurvy, Snakebite
5.2.2 Part of Plant Used
5.2.3 Other Uses
Not Available
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
5.3 Used As Indoor Plant
5.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
5.5 Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens
Edible, Fruit Tree
6 Scientific Name
6.1 Botanical Name
PETASITES japonicus 'Argentea'
Limonia acidissima
6.2 Common Name
Giant Butterbur, Japanese Butterbur, Variegated Butterbur
Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit
6.2.1 In Hindi
6.2.2 In German
japanische Pestwurz
Indischer Holzapfel
6.2.3 In French
Japanese Butterbur
Kawista
6.2.4 In Spanish
petasita japonesa
Kawista
6.2.5 In Greek
Japanese Butterbur
γλυκό ασβέστη
6.2.6 In Portuguese
Carrapicho japonês
Limonia
6.3.1 In Polish
japoński Lepiężnik
Feronia słoniowa
6.3.2 In Latin
Japanese Butterbur
dulcis ad cinerem
7 Classification
7.1 Kingdom
8.1 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Aurantioideae
8.10 Number of Species