1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Shrubs
1.3 Origin
China, Japan, Korea
1.4 Types
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Wet lands
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, Purple, Burgundy
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Purple
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Purple
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Round
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?
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
By dividing rhizomes, tubers
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
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
Ground Cover
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
Asthma, Chronic fatigue
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds, Stem
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
Sometimes
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 'Purpureus'
7.2 Common Name
Giant Butterbur, Japanese Butterbur, Purple Butterbur
7.2.1 In Hindi
Purple Butterbur
7.2.2 In German
Lila Pestwurz
7.2.3 In French
Violet Butterbur
7.2.4 In Spanish
púrpura petasita
7.2.5 In Greek
Purple Butterbur
7.2.6 In Portuguese
roxo Carrapicho
7.2.7 In Polish
Purpurowy Lepiężnik
7.2.8 In Latin
Purple Butterbur
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
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
Senecioneae
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species