1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Mexico, Central America
China, Japan, Korea
1.4 Types
Mexican potato,Mexican yam bean
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
agricultural areas, Moist Soils, Wet ground
Wet lands
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 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
Vining/Climbing
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
300.00 cm60.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
1.4 Plant Color
1.4.1 Flower Color
White, Lavender
Light Yellow, Ivory
1.4.2 Flower Color Modifier
1.4.3 Fruit Color
1.4.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Purple, Burgundy
1.4.5 Leaf Color in Summer
1.4.6 Leaf Color in Fall
1.4.7 Leaf Color in Winter
1.5 Shape
1.5.1 Leaf Shape
1.6 Thorns
2 Season
2.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
2.2 Growing Conditions
2.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
2.2.2 Growth Rate
2.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
2.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
2.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
2.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Early Spring, Late Winter
2.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
2.3 Tolerances
Dry soil, Shallow soil
Wet Site
3 Care
3.1 Where to Plant?
3.2 How to Plant?
From bulbs
By dividing rhizomes, tubers
3.3 Plant Maintenance
3.4 Watering Plants
3.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist
Requires consistently moist soil
3.4.2 In Summer
Average Water
Lots of watering
3.4.3 In Spring
3.4.4 In Winter
3.5 Soil
3.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
3.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
3.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
3.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
3.9 Pests and Diseases
Beetles, Leaf spot, Red blotch
Red blotch
3.10 Plant Tolerance
Shade areas, Shallow soil
Drought
4 Facts
4.1 Flowers
4.1.1 Flower Petal Number
4.2 Fruits
4.2.1 Showy Fruit
4.2.2 Edible Fruit
4.3 Fragrance
4.3.1 Fragrant Flower
4.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
4.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
4.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
4.4 Showy Foliage
4.5 Showy Bark
4.6 Foliage Texture
4.7 Foliage Sheen
4.8 Evergreen
4.9 Invasive
4.10 Self-Sowing
4.11 Attracts
Butterflies, Mice
Not Available
4.12 Allergy
Irritation to stomach, Itchiness
Not Available
5 Benefits
5.1 Uses
5.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Ground Cover
5.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Improve skin tone
Not Available
5.1.3 Edible Uses
5.1.4 Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Soil protection
Air purification
5.2 Plant Benefits
5.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Cold, Fever, Inflammation
Asthma, Chronic fatigue
5.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Bulbs, Root
Leaves, Seeds, Stem
5.2.3 Other Uses
Used As Food
Used as Ornamental plant
5.3 Used As Indoor Plant
5.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
5.5 Garden Design
Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens
6 Scientific Name
6.1 Botanical Name
PACHYRHIZUS erosus
PETASITES japonicus 'Purpureus'
6.2 Common Name
Mexican Yam bean
Giant Butterbur, Japanese Butterbur, Purple Butterbur
6.2.1 In Hindi
Pachyrhizus erosus
Purple Butterbur
6.2.2 In German
6.2.3 In French
Kłębian kątowaty
Violet Butterbur
6.2.4 In Spanish
Pachyrhizus erosus
púrpura petasita
6.2.5 In Greek
Pachyrhizus erosus
Purple Butterbur
6.2.6 In Portuguese
Pachyrhizus erosus
roxo Carrapicho
6.2.7 In Polish
Pachyrhizus erosus
Purpurowy Lepiężnik
6.2.8 In Latin
Pachyrhizus erosus
Purple Butterbur
7 Classification
7.1 Kingdom
7.2 Phylum
Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta
7.3 Class
Eudicotyledones
Magnoliopsida
7.4 Order
7.5 Family
7.6 Genus
7.7 Clade
Angiosperms
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
7.8 Tribe
Not Available
Senecioneae
7.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
7.10 Number of Species