Big Bluestem

Japanese Painted Fern

About Big Bluestem and Japanese Painted Fern

Big Bluestem

Japanese Painted Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Fern

1.3 Origin

North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Southwestern United States, Texas, Canada, Mexico

China, Japan, Korea

1.4 Types

Not Available

Not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

meadows, Prairies, Riverbanks, Roadsides, Woods

Temperate Regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

2-75-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

7 - 1

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

38.10 cm20.30 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

152.40 cm60.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Purple

Burgundy

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Gray Green, Silver

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Gray Green, Silver

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Burgundy, Bronze

Green, Gray Green, Silver

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Tan, Sandy Brown

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Toothed

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Shade, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Poorly Drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Spores, Tissue culture

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Medium

Medium

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

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Poorly Drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Shade, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Pest Free

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Not Found

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

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

Insignificant

Not Available

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for animals, Prevent Soil Erosion

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Stem

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Food for animals

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

Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Wildflower

Groundcover, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ANDROPOGON gerardii

ATHYRIUM niponicum

7.2 Common Name

Big Bluestem, Turkey Foot

Red Beauty, Pictum Cristatum

7.2.1 In Hindi

Big Bluestem grass

Japanese painted fern

7.2.2 In German

Große Bartgras

Japanische gemalt Farn

7.2.3 In French

Barbon de Gérard herbe

Athyrium niponicum

7.2.4 In Spanish

hierba andropogon grande

Helecho pintado japonés

7.2.5 In Greek

Big BLUESTEM γρασίδι

Japanese painted fern

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Vetiver grande grama

Fern pintado japonês

7.2.7 In Polish

Big Bluestem trawa

Wietlica japońska

7.2.8 In Latin

Big bluestem herba

Japanese painted fern

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Pteridophyta

8.3 Class

Lillosida

Pteridopsida

8.4 Order

Poaceae

Agaricales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Dryopteridaceae

8.6 Genus

Andropogon

Athyrium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA180

1 27800

Properties of Big Bluestem and Japanese Painted Fern

Wondering what are the properties of Big Bluestem and Japanese Painted Fern? We provide you with everything About Big Bluestem and Japanese Painted Fern. Big Bluestem doesn't have thorns and Japanese Painted Fern doesn't have thorns. Also Big Bluestem does not have fragrant flowers. Big Bluestem has allergic reactions like Not Available and Japanese Painted Fern 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 Big Bluestem and Japanese Painted Fern and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Big Bluestem and Japanese Painted Fern

Season and care of Big Bluestem and Japanese Painted Fern is important to know. While considering everything about Big Bluestem and Japanese Painted Fern Care, growing season is an essential factor. Big Bluestem season is Summer, Fall and Winter and Japanese Painted Fern season is Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Big Bluestem is Loam, Sand and for Japanese Painted Fern is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Big Bluestem is Neutral, Alkaline and for Japanese Painted Fern is Acidic, Neutral.

Big Bluestem and Japanese Painted Fern Physical Information

Big Bluestem and Japanese Painted Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Big Bluestem height is 38.10 cm and width 152.40 cm whereas Japanese Painted Fern height is 20.30 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Big Bluestem and Japanese Painted Fern are as follows:

Big Bluestem flower color: Purple
Big Bluestem leaf color: Green
Japanese Painted Fern flower color: Burgundy
Japanese Painted Fern leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Silver

Care of Big Bluestem and Japanese Painted Fern

Care of Big Bluestem and Japanese Painted Fern include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Big Bluestem pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Japanese Painted Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Big Bluestem needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Japanese Painted Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.