Bracken Fern

Butterfly Bush

About Bracken Fern and Butterfly Bush

Bracken Fern

Butterfly Bush

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fern

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

World, Pandemic

Africa, America, Asia

1.4 Types

Pteridium arachnoideum, Pteridium caudatum, Pteridium centrali-africanum

Lockinch, Petite Indigo, White Profusion

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA100

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

meadows, Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade

Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-125-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

9-2

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Thicket/Colonizing

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.96 cm7.50 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

91.44 cm4.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Lime Green

Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Gray Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Gold, Brown

Gray Green, Light Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Egg-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought, Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Spores

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Medium

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Water Deeply, Water twice a day in the initial period

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, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Part 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, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads, Remove shoots

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Downy mildew, Leaf spot, Spider mites

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

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Insects

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Carcinogenic, Stomach cancers

Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Anthelmintic, Antiemetic, Antiseptic, Diuretic, Poultice, Refrigerant, Tonic

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Adhesive, Basketary, Used as a dye, Used for making soaps, Used in biomass

Showy Purposes, 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

Groundcover

Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PTERIDIUM aquilinum

Buddleia davidii

7.2 Common Name

Bracken, Western brackenfern, Decomposition brackenfern, Hairy brackenfern

Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Butterflybush

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bracken Fern Plant

Butterfly Bush

7.2.2 In German

Bracken Fern Pflanze

Schmetterlingsstrauch

7.2.3 In French

Bracken Fern Plante

buisson de papillon

7.2.4 In Spanish

Planta de helecho

arbusto de las mariposas

7.2.5 In Greek

Bracken Fern Plant

Butterfly Μπους

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Bracken Planta Fern

arbusto de borboleta

7.2.7 In Polish

Bracken Fern roślin

Butterfly Bush

7.2.8 In Latin

Pteridium aquilinum Planta

papilio rubo

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Pteridophyta

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Filicopsida

Dicotyledonae

8.4 Order

Polypodiales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Dennstaedtiaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Pteridium Gleditsch

Buddleja

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA100

1 27800

Properties of Bracken Fern and Butterfly Bush

Wondering what are the properties of Bracken Fern and Butterfly Bush? We provide you with everything About Bracken Fern and Butterfly Bush. Bracken Fern doesn't have thorns and Butterfly Bush doesn't have thorns. Also Bracken Fern does not have fragrant flowers. Bracken Fern has allergic reactions like Carcinogenic and Stomach cancers and Butterfly Bush has allergic reactions like Carcinogenic and Stomach cancers. 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 Bracken Fern and Butterfly Bush and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bracken Fern and Butterfly Bush

Season and care of Bracken Fern and Butterfly Bush is important to know. While considering everything about Bracken Fern and Butterfly Bush Care, growing season is an essential factor. Bracken Fern season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Butterfly Bush season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Bracken Fern is Loam, Sand and for Butterfly Bush is Loamy, Sandy, Well drained while the PH of soil for Bracken Fern is Acidic, Neutral and for Butterfly Bush is Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline.

Bracken Fern and Butterfly Bush Physical Information

Bracken Fern and Butterfly Bush physical information is very important for comparison. Bracken Fern height is 60.96 cm and width 91.44 cm whereas Butterfly Bush height is 7.50 cm and width 4.00 cm. The color specification of Bracken Fern and Butterfly Bush are as follows:

Bracken Fern flower color: Not Available
Bracken Fern leaf color: Light Green and Lime Green
Butterfly Bush flower color: Blue, Pink, Purple, Red and White
Butterfly Bush leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Bracken Fern and Butterfly Bush

Care of Bracken Fern and Butterfly Bush include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bracken Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Butterfly Bush pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads and Remove shoots. In summer Bracken Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Butterfly Bush needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.