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herbaceous layer
butterbur
petasites hybridus
the first pink flower-spikes push up before the huge rhubarb-like leaves — an early nectar source and a soil-binding coloniser for wet ground where little else holds.
functions
pollinator foragewildlife habitatdynamic accumulator
light
part shade
moisture
wet
soil
damp, heavy, streamside
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grower's notes
memberspropagation, guild role, and deeper ecology for butterbur — the members' view.
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relationships — grows well with
comfrey (bocking 14)symphytum × uplandicum→meadowsweetfilipendula ulmaria→valerianvaleriana officinalis→
see butterbur on the relationship map →the takeaway
start a guild around butterbur
plant these together and the relationships on this page start working for you — feeders, protectors, and cover, layer by layer.
- herbaceous
- butterbur — the anchor
- herbaceous
- comfrey (bocking 14)meadowsweetvalerian