General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 12 - 18 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Purple
White
Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Bog gardening
Uses: Groundcover

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Common names
  • Butterbur
  • Pyrenees Butterbur
  • Sweet Coltsfoot
  • Winter Heliotrope
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Petasites pyrenaicus
  • Synonym: Petasites fragrans

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Location: Western Washington
Date: 2016-01-13
Location: Madrid, Spain | April, 2023
Date: 2023-04-08
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-01-12
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-01-12
Location: Western Washington
Date: 2015-06-23
Location: Photo taken in my garden after a snow fall.
Date: 2013-02-14
Location: Western Washington
Date: 2016-01-13
Location: Western Washington
Date: 2016-01-13

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