1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Herbaceous Perennial
1.3 Origin
China, Japan, Korea
1.4 Types
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Lake Sides, River side
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
9-4
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
1.9 Habit
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
Light Yellow, Ivory
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Orbiculate
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Partial shade, Full Shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Winter
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Wet Site
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
From Rhizomes
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires consistently moist soil
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Partial shade, Full Shade
4.7 Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Requires high amount of nitrogen
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Drought and Wet Site
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Not Available
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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5.5 Showy Bark
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Bold
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Glossy
5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
Sometimes
5.10 Self-Sowing
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5.11 Attracts
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Antiasthamatic, Expectorant, Miscellany
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Stem
6.2.3 Other Uses
Not Available
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
PETASITES japonicus 'Argentea'
7.2 Common Name
Giant Butterbur, Japanese Butterbur, Variegated Butterbur
7.2.1 In Hindi
Japanese Butterbur
7.2.2 In German
japanische Pestwurz
7.2.3 In French
Japanese Butterbur
7.2.4 In Spanish
petasita japonesa
7.2.5 In Greek
Japanese Butterbur
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Carrapicho japonês
7.2.7 In Polish
japoński Lepiężnik
7.2.8 In Latin
Japanese Butterbur
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Asterales
8.5 Family
Asteraceae
8.6 Genus
Petasites
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species