1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Annual or Biennial
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
China, Japan, Korea
Hybrid origin
1.4 Types
Not Available
not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Wet lands
Homesteads, Screen Cottage and Informal Garden, Woodlands
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
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Rosette/Stemless
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
60.00 cm60.00 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, Red
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Non Fruiting Plant
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Purple, Burgundy
Light Green, Burgundy
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Purple
Light Green, Burgundy
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Purple
Light Green, Burgundy
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Light Green, Burgundy
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Round
Long and slender with very sharp edges
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
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Winter
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
By dividing rhizomes, tubers
Corms or bulbs, From Rhizomes, Rhizome division
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires consistently moist soil
Average Water Needs, Never 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
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Moist but well drained, Sandy
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Poorly Drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Partial shade, Full Shade
Indirect sunlight, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Pests and diseases free
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
Not Available
Hummingbirds
5.12 Allergy
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Showy Purposes
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
Asthma, Chronic fatigue
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds, Stem
Not Available
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Not Available
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens
Houseplant, Informal Garden
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
PETASITES japonicus 'Purpureus'
AECHMEA 'Foster's Freckles'
7.2 Common Name
Giant Butterbur, Japanese Butterbur, Purple Butterbur
Aechmea , Foster's Freckles Aechmea, Foster's Freckles Bromeliad
7.2.1 In Hindi
Purple Butterbur
Freckles Bromeliad
7.2.2 In German
Lila Pestwurz
Freckles Bromeliad
7.2.3 In French
Violet Butterbur
Freckles Bromeliad
7.2.4 In Spanish
púrpura petasita
Freckles Bromeliad
7.2.5 In Greek
Purple Butterbur
Freckles Bromeliad
7.2.6 In Portuguese
roxo Carrapicho
Freckles Bromeliad
7.2.7 In Polish
Purpurowy Lepiężnik
Freckles Bromeliad
7.2.8 In Latin
Purple Butterbur
Freckles Bromeliad
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Spermatophyta
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
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species