Boston Fern

Blue Eyed Daisy Plant

About Boston Fern and Blue Eyed Daisy Plant

Boston Fern

Blue Eyed Daisy Plant

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Fern

Tender Perennial

1.3 Origin

Mexico, Central America, South America, Brazil, Africa, Middle Africa, Polynesia

South Africa

1.4 Types

Nephrolepis biserrata, Nephrolepis cordifolia, Nephrolepis multiflora

Osteospermum acanthospermum, Osteospermum amplectens, Osteospermum burttianum

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

3035

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Forests, Humid climates, Swamps

Coastal Regions, Sandy areas, Terrestrial

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-1510-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 23, 24

8, 9, 12, 13, 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

90.00 cm36.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

180.00 cm51.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

White, Purple, Blue Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Irregular

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Shade, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering

Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist

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

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Shade, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, 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

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

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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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

Not Available

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

Hummingbirds

Bees, Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Erythema, Periungual swelling, Scaling, Vesicles

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes

Beautification, 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, Indoor Air Purification

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Not Applicable

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Air freshner, Used as Ornamental plant

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, Edging, Foundation, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Tropical

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

NEPHROLEPIS exaltata 'Bostoniensis'

OSTEOSPERMUM fruticosum

7.2 Common Name

Boston swordfern, Wild Boston fern, Tuber ladder fern, Fishbone fern

Shrubby Daisybush, Trailing African Daisy

7.2.1 In Hindi

बोस्टन फर्न पौधा

Blue Eyed Daisy Plant

7.2.2 In German

Boston Fern Pflanze

Blue Eyed Daisy Pflanze

7.2.3 In French

Boston Fern Plante

Blue Eyed Daisy Plante

7.2.4 In Spanish

helecho de Boston Planta

Planta observada azul de la margarita

7.2.5 In Greek

Βοστώνη Fern Φυτό

Μπλε Eyed Daisy Φυτών

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Boston Fern Plantar

Planta da margarida de olhos azuis

7.2.7 In Polish

Boston paproci Roślina

Blue Eyed Daisy roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

Boston Fern planta

Daisy Blue Eyed Planta

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Pteridophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Filicopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Polypodiales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Dryopteridaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Nephrolepis Schott

Osteospermum

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

‎Calenduleae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Asteroideae

8.10 Number of Species

3050

1 27800

Properties of Boston Fern and Blue Eyed Daisy Plant

Wondering what are the properties of Boston Fern and Blue Eyed Daisy Plant? We provide you with everything About Boston Fern and Blue Eyed Daisy Plant. Boston Fern doesn't have thorns and Blue Eyed Daisy Plant doesn't have thorns. Also Boston Fern does not have fragrant flowers. Boston Fern has allergic reactions like Erythema, Periungual swelling, Scaling and Vesicles and Blue Eyed Daisy Plant has allergic reactions like Erythema, Periungual swelling, Scaling and Vesicles. 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 Boston Fern and Blue Eyed Daisy Plant and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Boston Fern and Blue Eyed Daisy Plant

Season and care of Boston Fern and Blue Eyed Daisy Plant is important to know. While considering everything about Boston Fern and Blue Eyed Daisy Plant Care, growing season is an essential factor. Boston Fern season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Blue Eyed Daisy Plant season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Boston Fern is Loam and for Blue Eyed Daisy Plant is Loam while the PH of soil for Boston Fern is Acidic, Neutral and for Blue Eyed Daisy Plant is Neutral.

Boston Fern and Blue Eyed Daisy Plant Physical Information

Boston Fern and Blue Eyed Daisy Plant physical information is very important for comparison. Boston Fern height is 90.00 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Blue Eyed Daisy Plant height is 36.00 cm and width 51.00 cm. The color specification of Boston Fern and Blue Eyed Daisy Plant are as follows:

Boston Fern flower color: Not Available
Boston Fern leaf color: Green
Blue Eyed Daisy Plant flower color: White, Purple and Blue Violet
Blue Eyed Daisy Plant leaf color: Green

Care of Boston Fern and Blue Eyed Daisy Plant

Care of Boston Fern and Blue Eyed Daisy Plant include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Boston Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Blue Eyed Daisy Plant pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Boston Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Blue Eyed Daisy Plant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.