1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
China, Japan, Korea
World/Pandemic
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
gardens, Grassland, Homesteads, Open areas
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
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
H2, 17, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Mat-forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
60.00 cm2.50 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Light Yellow, Ivory
Green, White
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Non Fruiting Plant
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Light Yellow, Ivory
Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Yellow, Ivory
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Yellow, Ivory
Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
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, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Winter
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Wet Site
Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Divison, Stem Planting
Sprigging or Stolonizing
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
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
Needs more water during establishment
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, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove deadheads, Requires very little pruning, Shape and thin as needed
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
organic fertlizers
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free, Red blotch
Dollar spot, Leaf spot
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
Billbugs, Crickets, Cutworms
5.12 Allergy
no allergic reactions
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Ground Cover
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Erosion control
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
No Medicinal Use
No Medicinal Use
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Not Available
6.2.3 Other Uses
Not Available
Used as a golf course turf, Used to feed livestock
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Feature Plant, Water Gardens
Lawns and Turf
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
PETASITES japonicus 'Variegatus'
PASPALUM vaginatum
7.2 Common Name
Giant Butterbur, Japanese Butterbur, Variegated Butterbur
Biscuit Grass, Seashore Paspalum
7.2.1 In Hindi
variegated butterbur
Seashore Paspalum
7.2.2 In German
bunte Pestwurz
Seashore Paspalum
7.2.3 In French
pétasite panachée
Seashore Paspalum
7.2.4 In Spanish
butterbur abigarrado
Paspalum
7.2.5 In Greek
διαφοροποιημένα butterbur
Αιγιαλός Paspalum
7.2.6 In Portuguese
butterbur variegada
seashore Paspalum
7.2.7 In Polish
barwny Lepiężnik
Nad morzem Paspalum
7.2.8 In Latin
varius butterbur
Paspalum maris
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Not Available
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Panicoideae
8.10 Number of Species