Buttonbush

Rabbits Foot Fern

About Buttonbush and Rabbits Foot Fern

Buttonbush

Rabbits Foot Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Fern

1.3 Origin

South Africa

Mediterranean, Northern Africa, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China, Japan, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, Australia

1.4 Types

Not Available

not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Boggy areas, Dappled Shade, Shady Edge, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Canopy

Coastal Regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-119-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2, 17, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

365.76 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

182.88 cm30.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

Non Flowering Plant

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Oaklike

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Shade, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Winter, Late Winter

Mid Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Divison

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Ample Water

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

Keep Slightly Dry

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Shade, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune in early summer, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Trim each shoot back to the first set of leaves

Prune if you want to improve plant shape

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilizer every month during spring, organic fertlizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Mealybugs, Scale

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Wet Site

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

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

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

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

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Toxic

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Decorating walls, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

No Beauty Benefits

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Provides ground cover

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emetic, Febrifuge, Laxative, Odontalgic, Ophthalmic, Tonic

Absesses, Insanity, Wounds

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Fruits, Inner Bark, Root, Wood

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used for woodware

Employed in herbal medicine, 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

Bog Garden, Cutflower, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Container, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BERZELIA lanuginosa

DAVALLIA

7.2 Common Name

Buttonbush

Rabbit's Foot Fern, deersfoot fern, shinobu fern, ball fern, hare's foot fern

7.2.1 In Hindi

Buttonbush shrub

Rabbit's Foot Fern

7.2.2 In German

Button Strauch

Hasenpfote Fern

7.2.3 In French

buttonbush arbuste

Pied Fern Rabbit

7.2.4 In Spanish

arbusto buttonbush

Pie de conejo helecho

7.2.5 In Greek

Buttonbush θάμνος

Foot Fern κουνελιού

7.2.6 In Portuguese

arbusto Buttonbush

Pé Fern do Coelho

7.2.7 In Polish

Buttonbush krzew

Królika Foot Fern

7.2.8 In Latin

Frutex Buttonbush

Lepus pedem Fern

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Euphyllophytina

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Pteridopsida

8.4 Order

Rubiales

Polypodiales

8.5 Family

Bruniaceae

Davalliaceae

8.6 Genus

Cephalanthus

Davallia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

1240

1 27800

Properties of Buttonbush and Rabbits Foot Fern

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

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Season and Care of Buttonbush and Rabbits Foot Fern

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

Buttonbush and Rabbits Foot Fern Physical Information

Buttonbush and Rabbits Foot Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Buttonbush height is 365.76 cm and width 182.88 cm whereas Rabbits Foot Fern height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Buttonbush and Rabbits Foot Fern are as follows:

Buttonbush flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Buttonbush leaf color: Green
Rabbits Foot Fern flower color: Non Flowering Plant
Rabbits Foot Fern leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Buttonbush and Rabbits Foot Fern

Care of Buttonbush and Rabbits Foot Fern include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Buttonbush pruning is done Prune in early summer, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Trim each shoot back to the first set of leaves and Rabbits Foot Fern pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape. In summer Buttonbush needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Rabbits Foot Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Keep Slightly Dry.