Boston Fern

Purple Butterbur

About Boston Fern and Purple Butterbur

Boston Fern

Purple Butterbur

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fern

Shrubs

1.3 Origin

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

China, Japan, Korea

1.4 Types

Nephrolepis biserrata, Nephrolepis cordifolia, Nephrolepis multiflora

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Forests, Humid climates, Swamps

Wet lands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-15

5-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

9-4

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 23, 24

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 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

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90.00 cm

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60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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180.00 cm

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120.00 cm

Rank: 79 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Light Yellow, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Purple, Burgundy

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Purple

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Purple

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Irregular

Round

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

Partial shade, Full Shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Poorly Drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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Early Spring, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison

By dividing rhizomes, tubers

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering

Requires consistently moist soil

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Poorly Drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Shade, Partial shade

Partial shade, Full Shade

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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Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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19% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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40% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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12% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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97% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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53% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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15% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds

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5.12 Allergy

Erythema, Periungual swelling, Scaling, Vesicles

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes

Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

Insignificant

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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

Asthma, Chronic fatigue

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

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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41% Fern Garden Plants have it !

Sometimes

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

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

Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

NEPHROLEPIS exaltata 'Bostoniensis'

PETASITES japonicus 'Purpureus'

7.2 Common Name

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

Giant Butterbur, Japanese Butterbur, Purple Butterbur

7.2.1 In Hindi

बोस्टन फर्न पौधा

Purple Butterbur

7.2.2 In German

Boston Fern Pflanze

Lila Pestwurz

7.2.3 In French

Boston Fern Plante

Violet Butterbur

7.2.4 In Spanish

helecho de Boston Planta

púrpura petasita

7.2.5 In Greek

Βοστώνη Fern Φυτό

Purple Butterbur

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Boston Fern Plantar

roxo Carrapicho

7.2.7 In Polish

Boston paproci Roślina

Purpurowy Lepiężnik

7.2.8 In Latin

Boston Fern planta

Purple Butterbur

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

Petasites

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Senecioneae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Boston Fern and Purple Butterbur

Wondering what are the properties of Boston Fern and Purple Butterbur? We provide you with everything About Boston Fern and Purple Butterbur. Boston Fern doesn't have thorns and Purple Butterbur 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 Purple Butterbur 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 Purple Butterbur and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Boston Fern and Purple Butterbur

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

Boston Fern and Purple Butterbur Physical Information

Boston Fern and Purple Butterbur physical information is very important for comparison. Boston Fern height is 90.00 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Purple Butterbur height is 60.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Boston Fern and Purple Butterbur are as follows:

Boston Fern flower color: Not Available
Boston Fern leaf color: Green
Purple Butterbur flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Purple Butterbur leaf color: Green, Purple and Burgundy

Care of Boston Fern and Purple Butterbur

Care of Boston Fern and Purple Butterbur include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Boston Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Purple Butterbur 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 Purple Butterbur needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.