Bouteloua Gracilis

Bird's Nest Fern

About Bouteloua Gracilis and Bird's Nest Fern

Bouteloua Gracilis

Bird's Nest 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, Western United States, Southwestern United States, Mexico

Hawaii, Middle Africa, Southern Asia, Polynesia

1.4 Types

Grasses

Asplenium trichomanes, Asplenium scolopendrium, Asplenium rutamuraria

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA700

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Dry areas

Terrestrial, tropical environments

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-910-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9 - 5

12-3

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21

H2, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.70 cm120.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

25.40 cm90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Purple, Gray Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Tan

Green, Yellow green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Narrow

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Bright Indirect Sunlight, Indirect sunlight

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Pollution, Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Spores

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium

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

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Bright Indirect Sunlight, Indirect sunlight

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

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

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Beetles, Grasshoppers

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

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

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

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

Butterflies

Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Toxic

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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, Erosion control

Air purification, Indoor Air Purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Cuts

General weakness in children, Mouth Sores

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used to feed livestock

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

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Container, Feature Plant, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BOUTELOUA gracilis

ASPLENIUM nidus

7.2 Common Name

Blue Grama Grass, Mosquito Grass

Birds Nest Fern, Pakpak-lauin

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bouteloua gracilis

घोंसला फ़र्न पौधा

7.2.2 In German

Bouteloua Gracilis

Vogelnest Farn Pflanze

7.2.3 In French

Bouteloua aristidoides

Nest Fern Bird Plante

7.2.4 In Spanish

Chondrosum gracile

Helecho nido de pájaro Planta

7.2.5 In Greek

Bouteloua gracilis

Φωλιά του Πουλιού Fern Φυτό

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Bouteloua Gracilis

Fern do ninho do pássaro Plantar

7.2.7 In Polish

Bouteloua Gracilis

Ptasie Gniazdo Fern Roślina

7.2.8 In Latin

Bouteloua Gracilis

Bird 's Nest Fern planta

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Pteridophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Filicopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Polypodiales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Aspleniaceae

8.6 Genus

Bouteloua

Asplenium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Cynodonteae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Chloridoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA700

1 27800

Properties of Bouteloua Gracilis and Bird's Nest Fern

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

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Season and Care of Bouteloua Gracilis and Bird's Nest Fern

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

Bouteloua Gracilis and Bird's Nest Fern Physical Information

Bouteloua Gracilis and Bird's Nest Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Bouteloua Gracilis height is 45.70 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Bird's Nest Fern height is 120.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Bouteloua Gracilis and Bird's Nest Fern are as follows:

Bouteloua Gracilis flower color: White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
Bouteloua Gracilis leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Bird's Nest Fern flower color: Not Available
Bird's Nest Fern leaf color: Green and Yellow green

Care of Bouteloua Gracilis and Bird's Nest Fern

Care of Bouteloua Gracilis and Bird's Nest Fern include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bouteloua Gracilis pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Bird's Nest Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Bouteloua Gracilis needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Bird's Nest Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.