Butterfly Bush

Southern Shield Fern

About Butterfly Bush and Southern Shield Fern

Butterfly Bush

Southern Shield 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

1.4 Types

Lockinch, Petite Indigo, White Profusion

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

100NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides

Damp shady woods, Wet ground, Wet lands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-107-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-2

12-8

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

1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

7.50 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

4.00 cm60.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White

Non Flowering Plant

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Light Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Light Green, Yellow green

Bronze

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

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

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Poorly Drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Fall, Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

From Rhizomes

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

Water Deeply, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water occasionally, Water slowly, and allow to dry completely between soakings

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

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Poorly Drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

Full Shade, 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

Leaf curl, Leaf rust, Red blotch, Scale, Scale insects

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

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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

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

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

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Vomiting

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Bog Garden, Borders

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation

Groundcover, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Buddleia davidii

THELYPTERIS kunthii

7.2 Common Name

Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Butterflybush

Kunth's maiden fern, southern shield fern, maiden ferns

7.2.1 In Hindi

Butterfly Bush

Southern Shield Fern

7.2.2 In German

Schmetterlingsstrauch

Southern Shield Fern

7.2.3 In French

buisson de papillon

Southern Shield Fern

7.2.4 In Spanish

arbusto de las mariposas

Southern Shield Fern

7.2.5 In Greek

Butterfly Μπους

Southern Shield Fern

7.2.6 In Portuguese

arbusto de borboleta

Southern Shield Fern

7.2.7 In Polish

Butterfly Bush

Southern Shield Fern

7.2.8 In Latin

papilio rubo

Southern Shield Fern

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Angiosperms

8.3 Class

Dicotyledonae

Polypodiopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Polypodiales

8.5 Family

Scrophulariaceae

Thelypteridaceae

8.6 Genus

Buddleja

Thelypteris

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

100NA

1 27800

Properties of Butterfly Bush and Southern Shield Fern

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

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Season and Care of Butterfly Bush and Southern Shield Fern

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

Butterfly Bush and Southern Shield Fern Physical Information

Butterfly Bush and Southern Shield Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Butterfly Bush height is 7.50 cm and width 4.00 cm whereas Southern Shield Fern height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Butterfly Bush and Southern Shield Fern are as follows:

Butterfly Bush flower color: Blue, Pink, Purple, Red and White
Butterfly Bush leaf color: Gray Green
Southern Shield Fern flower color: Non Flowering Plant
Southern Shield Fern leaf color: Light Green

Care of Butterfly Bush and Southern Shield Fern

Care of Butterfly Bush and Southern Shield 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 Southern Shield 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 Southern Shield Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.