1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Shrubs
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
1.3 Origin
China, Japan, Korea
Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Alaska, Canada
1.4 Types
Not Available
Oriental spruce, Bog spruce, Weeping spruce
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Wet lands
Moist Soils, Slopes, Swamps, Well Drained
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
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Narrow Upright/Fastigiate
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
60.00 cm3,000.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
120.00 cm60.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Light Yellow, Ivory
White
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Purple, Burgundy
Green, Sea Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Purple
Blue Green, Gray Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Purple
Blue Green, Gray Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Blue Green, Gray 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
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Winter
Not Available
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
By dividing rhizomes, tubers
Cuttings, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires consistently moist soil
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
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
Clay, Loam
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Pinch Tips, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
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
5.12 Allergy
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Good for skin
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Shadow Tree
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Asthma, Chronic fatigue
anti-inflammatory, Disinfectant, Kidney problems, Odontalgic, Poultice, Salve, Stomachic, tuberculosis, Vulnerary
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds, Stem
Flowers, Inner Bark, Seeds
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Disinfectant, Gum, Paper pulp, Pitch, String, Used as a dye, Used in paper industry, Waterproofing
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens
Bog Garden, Screening, Wind Break
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
PETASITES japonicus 'Purpureus'
PICEA mariana
7.2 Common Name
Giant Butterbur, Japanese Butterbur, Purple Butterbur
Black Spruce, Bog Spruce, Swamp Spruce
7.2.1 In Hindi
Purple Butterbur
Black Spruce Tree
7.2.2 In German
Lila Pestwurz
Schwarz Fichte
7.2.3 In French
Violet Butterbur
Noir Épicéa
7.2.4 In Spanish
púrpura petasita
Negro árbol de abeto
7.2.5 In Greek
Purple Butterbur
Μαύρο Spruce Tree
7.2.6 In Portuguese
roxo Carrapicho
Árvore Spruce Preto
7.2.7 In Polish
Purpurowy Lepiężnik
Czarny Świerk Drzewo
7.2.8 In Latin
Purple Butterbur
Niger abiegnis
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Coniferophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Not Available
8.8 Tribe
Senecioneae
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species