General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Wet
Wet Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 6b
Plant Height: 6-8 (to 24 inches when including flower spike)
Plant Spread: 24-36 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
Broadleaf
Other: Leaves grow up to 16 inches in width
Fruit: Showy
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Bog gardening
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant

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Botanical names
  • Accepted: Petasites frigidus var. vitifolius
  • Synonym: Petasites frigidus var. x vitifolius

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Location:  Maligne Canyon, Jasper, Canada | August, 2022
Date: 2022-08-05
Location: Helen Lake area, Banff N.P., alpine zone, ~2500m elevation.
Date: 2009-08-19
Location: Helen Lake area, Banff N.P., alpine zone, ~2500m elevation.
Date: 2009-08-17

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