Petasites Live Root (Petasites palmatus)
$6.00 – $30.00
Family: Aster (Asteraceae)
Zones 6 to 10
(Western Butterbur) Herbaceous perennial flowering white to 3 feet tall. Native to the Western US. The plant bears luxurious, umbrella-shaped leaves up to a foot across. Traditional use (TWM, Native American): Antitussive, pain relief, poultice to swellings, rheumatic joints. Contains low levels of pyrrolizidine alkaloids. Plant prefers gravelly soils, regular garden soils, and/or streamside habitat. Will take sun or shade. Easily grown from a root, just nestle the root into the surface of the soil with the rootlets going down the rhizome (the long, fat part) about half covered with soil. Keep watered until the root sends up leaves. After that, water occasionally. Space plants 1 foot apart.
Live root, Open Pollinated, Untreated, NO GMO’s
Question
Tae Ho Noh –
Could you please ship now?
I need to plant these days.
(0) (0) Watch Unwatch
Richo Cech –
Hello Tae Ho Noh, Yes, these are currently in stock and ship within a week of ordering. richo
(0) (0)
Tae Ho Noh (verified owner) –
I received the roots in good condition.
I look forward to vigorous growth.
Thank you.
(0) (0)
Julie Preston (verified owner) –
Packaged with great care. Generous size, some with foliage. Planted easily. Thank you.
(0) (0) Watch Unwatch
Question
Dawn Kinzel (verified owner) –
Would you consider butterbur a “starchy” root? I have a friend looking into herbal pain relief for her son, but he’s on a Specific Carbohydrate Diet and can’t use starch.
(0) (0) Watch Unwatch
Admin Richo Cech –
I think it is starchy but I don’t think the starch would be found in the tincture.
(0) (0)
Katy Thomas (verified owner) –
Plants came in. All are nicely packaged and lots of roots.
(0) (0) Watch Unwatch
Sara –
i live in north central alabama (toenails of appalachian mountains). soil varies over my holding (land). what do i need to look for or how do i prepare soil to grow these pets sites tuber grow robustly? thanks
(0) (0)
Richo Cech –
Hi Sara, thanks for writing. Very similar to here, really, we’re in the foothills of the siskiyous. petasites loves that kind of place–best to plant streamside in the shade but will do ok in a regular shade garden situation. richo
(0) (0)