Butterfly Bush

Christmas Fern

About Butterfly Bush and Christmas Fern

Butterfly Bush

Christmas Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Fern

1.3 Origin

Africa, America, Asia

North America, Northeastern United States

1.4 Types

Lockinch, Petite Indigo, White Profusion

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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100

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides

Boggy areas, By seashore, Coastal Regions, Moist woods, Swamps

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-10

3-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-2

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

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

1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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7.50 cm

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30.50 cm

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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4.00 cm

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45.70 cm

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White

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2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

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Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Light Green, Yellow green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction

Drought, Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Divison, Spores

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply

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, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Downy mildew, Leaf spot, Spider mites

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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None

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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9% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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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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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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52% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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97% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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29% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Insects

5.12 Allergy

Vomiting

Avoid during Pregnancy, coma, Eye irritation, weakness

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Landscape Designing, 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

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Nutrients

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Air freshner, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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41% Fern Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation

Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Buddleia davidii

POLYSTICHUM acrostichoides

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Butterflybush

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7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly Bush

Christmas Fern

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterlingsstrauch

Christmas Fern

7.2.3 In French

buisson de papillon

polystic faux-acrostic

7.2.4 In Spanish

arbusto de las mariposas

Christmas Fern

7.2.5 In Greek

Butterfly Μπους

Christmas Fern

7.2.6 In Portuguese

arbusto de borboleta

Christmas Fern

7.2.7 In Polish

Butterfly Bush

Christmas Fern

7.2.8 In Latin

papilio rubo

Christmas Fern

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Filicinophyta

8.3 Class

Dicotyledonae

Filicopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Filicales

8.5 Family

Scrophulariaceae

Dryopteridaceae

8.6 Genus

Buddleja

Polystichum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

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8.8 Tribe

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8.9 Subfamily

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8.10 Number of Species

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100

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350 (About Thyme)

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Properties of Butterfly Bush and Christmas Fern

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Bush and Christmas Fern

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

Butterfly Bush and Christmas Fern Physical Information

Butterfly Bush and Christmas Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Bush height is 7.50 cm and width 4.00 cm whereas Christmas Fern height is 30.50 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Bush and Christmas Fern are as follows:

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

Care of Butterfly Bush and Christmas Fern

Care of Butterfly Bush and Christmas Fern include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. 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 and Christmas Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Butterfly Bush needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Christmas Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.