1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
South Africa
North America
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Boggy areas, Dappled Shade, Shady Edge, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Canopy
Damp shady woods, Wet ground, Wet lands
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
4
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Arching/Fountain-shaped
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
365.76 cm60.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
182.88 cm60.00 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
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Winter, Late Winter
Fall, Spring, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
From Rhizomes
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line
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
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Leaf curl, Leaf rust, Red blotch, Scale, Scale insects
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
5.12 Allergy
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Bog Garden, Borders
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emetic, Febrifuge, Laxative, Odontalgic, Ophthalmic, Tonic
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Bark, Fruits, Inner Bark, Root, Wood
Not Available
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used for woodware
Not Available
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Bog Garden, Cutflower, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Groundcover, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
BERZELIA lanuginosa
THELYPTERIS kunthii
7.2 Common Name
Buttonbush
Kunth's maiden fern, southern shield fern, maiden ferns
7.2.1 In Hindi
Buttonbush shrub
Southern Shield Fern
7.2.2 In German
Button Strauch
Southern Shield Fern
7.2.3 In French
buttonbush arbuste
Southern Shield Fern
7.2.4 In Spanish
arbusto buttonbush
Southern Shield Fern
7.2.5 In Greek
Buttonbush θάμνος
Southern Shield Fern
7.2.6 In Portuguese
arbusto Buttonbush
Southern Shield Fern
7.2.7 In Polish
Buttonbush krzew
Southern Shield Fern
7.2.8 In Latin
Frutex Buttonbush
Southern Shield Fern
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Polypodiopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
Bruniaceae
Thelypteridaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Not Available
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species