Petasites Species, Bog Rhubarb, Giant Japanese Butterbur, Sweet Coltsfoot
Petasitesjaponicus subsp. giganteus
Synonym
Petasites
amplus
Petasites
giganteus
Found growing wild in a shady damp area along a short tractor-access track leading to a hayfield near the east end of Spears Rd., Randle ...Read More
This was planted, before my time, in a part of the yard that gets hot afternoon and evening sun. It wilts in the heat and perks up once s...Read More
We planted this last year in a new shade garden. It was not as shady as we thought and this plant suffered under the Seattle sun, such as...Read More
This plant is grown mainly for its dramatic, coarse foliage---the leaves are second only to the much less hardy Gunnera manicata. The ear...Read More
I have been battling this plant for 3 years now. Planted in a dark, moist spot on a hill under trees along the brook, about 14 years ago....Read More
I live in downtown San Diego and have my Fuki growing in a container on my west facing balcony, which gets its fair share of afternoon su...Read More
This plant is like something that fell from space - alien, fast growing and huge.
I've never seen a plant exhibit visible ...Read More
Although I am deeply in love with this plant, I have had no luck in the many times and places I have tried to grow it here in S.C. AL. It...Read More
Invasive, yes! but the big leaves make a fine, dramatic backdrop for other plants. Mine are now spreading around under a bunch of autumn ...Read More
I love the foliage, but it SPREADS! Either plant somewhere that it has room to grow or it will force it's way into anything around it.
I have recently planted some Fuki plants for a Japanese woman I am installing a garden for. She has treatments to remove the "aku" or ly...Read More
I planted 5 bare roots of these petasites japonicus giganteus during a heat wave in July 2004. The bed sits under a huge cedar tree. It...Read More