Autumn Fern

Butterfly Bush

About Autumn Fern and Butterfly Bush

Autumn Fern

Butterfly Bush

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fern

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

China, Japan

Africa, America, Asia

1.4 Types

Dryopteris fili-mas, Dryopteris affinis, Dryopteris carthusiana

Lockinch, Petite Indigo, White Profusion

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA100

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Woodlands

Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-95-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-5

9-2

1.8 Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.96 cm7.50 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.96 cm4.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Yellow green, Pink, Copper

Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Gray Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Brown, Dark Red, Bronze

Gray Green, Light Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Red, Brown

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Fern like

Egg-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial shade

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought, Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Spores

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Water Deeply, Water twice a day in the initial period

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial shade

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads, Remove shoots

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, slow-release fertilizers, Water soluble fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Downy mildew, Leaf spot, Spider mites

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Not Available

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Borders, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Groundcover, Mixed Border

Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DRYOPTERIS erythrosora

Buddleia davidii

7.2 Common Name

Autumn fern, Japanese wood fern, Copper shield fern

Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Butterflybush

7.2.1 In Hindi

Autumn Fern Tree

Butterfly Bush

7.2.2 In German

Herbst Fern Tree

Schmetterlingsstrauch

7.2.3 In French

Autumn Fern Tree

buisson de papillon

7.2.4 In Spanish

Otoño Fern Tree

arbusto de las mariposas

7.2.5 In Greek

Φθινόπωρο δέντρο φτέρη

Butterfly Μπους

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Samambaia de árvore Autumn

arbusto de borboleta

7.2.7 In Polish

Jesień Drzewo paproci

Butterfly Bush

7.2.8 In Latin

Autumnus Fern tree

papilio rubo

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Vascular plant

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Leptosporangiate fern

Dicotyledonae

8.4 Order

Polypodiales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Dryopteridaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Dryopteris

Buddleja

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA100

1 27800

Properties of Autumn Fern and Butterfly Bush

Wondering what are the properties of Autumn Fern and Butterfly Bush? We provide you with everything About Autumn Fern and Butterfly Bush. Autumn Fern doesn't have thorns and Butterfly Bush doesn't have thorns. Also Autumn Fern does not have fragrant flowers. Autumn Fern has allergic reactions like Not Available and Butterfly Bush has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Autumn Fern and Butterfly Bush and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Autumn Fern and Butterfly Bush

Season and care of Autumn Fern and Butterfly Bush is important to know. While considering everything about Autumn Fern and Butterfly Bush Care, growing season is an essential factor. Autumn Fern season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Butterfly Bush season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Autumn Fern is Loam and for Butterfly Bush is Loamy, Sandy, Well drained while the PH of soil for Autumn Fern is Acidic, Neutral and for Butterfly Bush is Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline.

Autumn Fern and Butterfly Bush Physical Information

Autumn Fern and Butterfly Bush physical information is very important for comparison. Autumn Fern height is 60.96 cm and width 60.96 cm whereas Butterfly Bush height is 7.50 cm and width 4.00 cm. The color specification of Autumn Fern and Butterfly Bush are as follows:

Autumn Fern flower color: Not Available
Autumn Fern leaf color: Light Green, Yellow green, Pink and Copper
Butterfly Bush flower color: Blue, Pink, Purple, Red and White
Butterfly Bush leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Autumn Fern and Butterfly Bush

Care of Autumn Fern and Butterfly Bush include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Autumn Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Butterfly Bush pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads and Remove shoots. In summer Autumn Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Butterfly Bush needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.