1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
North America, Mexico, Central America, South America
China, Japan, Korea
1.4 Types
Cut-leaved groundcherry,Carolina horsenettle, Wallace's nightshade
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1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
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gardens, Grassland, Homesteads, Open areas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
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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
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Clump-Forming
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
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Light Yellow, Ivory
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
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2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
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Green, Light Green, Light Yellow, Ivory
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
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Green, Light Yellow, Ivory
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
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Green, Light Yellow, Ivory
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
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Spring, Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial shade, Full Shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
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Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
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Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
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, Pot
Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Divison, Stem Planting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Keep ground moist, Needs 2-3 times watering per week, Over-head watering, Requires watering in the growing season
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
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Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
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Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial shade, Full Shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove deadheads, Requires very little pruning, Shape and thin as needed
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
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Pests and diseases free, Red blotch
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
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5.12 Allergy
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no allergic reactions
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
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Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
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6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
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Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
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No Medicinal Use
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used As Food
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6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
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Bog Garden, Container, Feature Plant, Water Gardens
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
LYCOPERSICON
PETASITES japonicus 'Variegatus'
7.2 Common Name
Lycopersicon
Giant Butterbur, Japanese Butterbur, Variegated Butterbur
7.2.1 In Hindi
Lycopersicon
variegated butterbur
7.2.2 In German
Lycopersicon
bunte Pestwurz
7.2.3 In French
Lycopersicon
pétasite panachée
7.2.4 In Spanish
Lycopersicon
butterbur abigarrado
7.2.5 In Greek
Lycopersicon
διαφοροποιημένα butterbur
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Lycopersicon
butterbur variegada
7.2.7 In Polish
Lycopersicon
barwny Lepiężnik
7.2.8 In Latin
Lycopersicon
varius butterbur
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
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8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
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8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
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Senecioneae
8.9 Subfamily
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8.10 Number of Species