Bird's Nest Fern

Petunia

About Bird's Nest Fern and Petunia

Bird's Nest Fern

Petunia

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Fern

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

Hawaii, Middle Africa, Southern Asia, Polynesia

South America

1.4 Types

Asplenium trichomanes, Asplenium scolopendrium, Asplenium rutamuraria

Grandiflora Petunias, Multiflora Petunias, Wave Petunias, Superbell Petunias, Supertunia Petunias

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

700118

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Terrestrial, tropical environments

Terrestrial

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-119-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-3

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

H2, 23, 24

not provided

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Not Available

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

120.00 cm5.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

90.00 cm2.50 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White, Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Yellow green

Golden Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Yellow green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Yellow green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Narrow

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Bright Indirect Sunlight, Indirect sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loamy, Sandy

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Fall, Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Pollution

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Spores

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist, Reduce watering in winter

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Loamy, Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Bright Indirect Sunlight, Indirect sunlight

Full 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, Do not prune during shooting season, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Balanced liquid fertilizer, fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, fertilize in spring, fertilize in summer, Put diluted fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Bacterial Blight, Caterpillars, Gray mold, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Root rot, Spider mites, Thripes, Verticillium Wilt, Viruses

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

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

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Toxic

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Indoor Air Purification

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

General weakness in children, Mouth Sores

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Showy Purposes

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, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ASPLENIUM nidus

Petunia

7.2 Common Name

Birds Nest Fern, Pakpak-lauin

Petunia

7.2.1 In Hindi

घोंसला फ़र्न पौधा

Petunia

7.2.2 In German

Vogelnest Farn Pflanze

Petunie

7.2.3 In French

Nest Fern Bird Plante

Pétunia

7.2.4 In Spanish

Helecho nido de pájaro Planta

Petunia

7.2.5 In Greek

Φωλιά του Πουλιού Fern Φυτό

πετούνια

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Fern do ninho do pássaro Plantar

Petúnia

7.2.7 In Polish

Ptasie Gniazdo Fern Roślina

Petunia

7.2.8 In Latin

Bird 's Nest Fern planta

Petunia

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Pteridophyta

Streptophyta

8.3 Class

Filicopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Polypodiales

Solanales

8.5 Family

Aspleniaceae

Solanaceae

8.6 Genus

Asplenium

Petunia

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Petunioideae

8.10 Number of Species

70035

1 27800

Properties of Bird's Nest Fern and Petunia

Wondering what are the properties of Bird's Nest Fern and Petunia? We provide you with everything About Bird's Nest Fern and Petunia. Bird's Nest Fern doesn't have thorns and Petunia doesn't have thorns. Also Bird's Nest Fern does not have fragrant flowers. Bird's Nest Fern has allergic reactions like Toxic and Petunia has allergic reactions like Toxic. 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 Bird's Nest Fern and Petunia and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bird's Nest Fern and Petunia

Season and care of Bird's Nest Fern and Petunia is important to know. While considering everything about Bird's Nest Fern and Petunia Care, growing season is an essential factor. Bird's Nest Fern season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Petunia season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Bird's Nest Fern is Loam and for Petunia is Loamy, Sandy while the PH of soil for Bird's Nest Fern is Acidic, Neutral and for Petunia is Neutral.

Bird's Nest Fern and Petunia Physical Information

Bird's Nest Fern and Petunia physical information is very important for comparison. Bird's Nest Fern height is 120.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Petunia height is 5.00 cm and width 2.50 cm. The color specification of Bird's Nest Fern and Petunia are as follows:

Bird's Nest Fern flower color: Not Available
Bird's Nest Fern leaf color: Green and Yellow green
Petunia flower color: Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White and Yellow
Petunia leaf color: Golden Green

Care of Bird's Nest Fern and Petunia

Care of Bird's Nest Fern and Petunia include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bird's Nest Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Petunia pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Do not prune during shooting season, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads. In summer Bird's Nest Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Petunia needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.