Buttonbush

Southern Shield Fern

About Buttonbush and Southern Shield Fern

Buttonbush

Southern Shield 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

North America

1.4 Types

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

Damp shady woods, Wet ground, Wet lands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-117-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-8

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

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

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Bronze

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

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

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

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Poorly Drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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

Fall, Spring, Summer

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

From Rhizomes

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

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

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Poorly 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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

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

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

✔ ✘

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

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

5.12 Allergy

Toxic

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

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

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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

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

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Polypodiopsida

8.4 Order

Rubiales

Polypodiales

8.5 Family

Bruniaceae

Thelypteridaceae

8.6 Genus

Cephalanthus

Thelypteris

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

12NA

1 27800

Properties of Buttonbush and Southern Shield Fern

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

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Season and Care of Buttonbush and Southern Shield Fern

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

Buttonbush and Southern Shield Fern Physical Information

Buttonbush and Southern Shield Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Buttonbush height is 365.76 cm and width 182.88 cm whereas Southern Shield Fern height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Buttonbush and Southern Shield Fern are as follows:

Buttonbush flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Buttonbush leaf color: Green
Southern Shield Fern flower color: Non Flowering Plant
Southern Shield Fern leaf color: Light Green

Care of Buttonbush and Southern Shield Fern

Care of Buttonbush and Southern Shield 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 Southern Shield Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Buttonbush 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.