Buttonbush

Southern Wood Fern

About Buttonbush and Southern Wood Fern

Buttonbush

Southern Wood 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

Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Texas

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

Cliffs, Forests, Rocky areas, Slopes

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-116-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

365.76 cm76.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

182.88 cmNA

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

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Compound

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 Shade, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Bulbs, Rhizome division, Tubers

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

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, 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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Pests and diseases free, Red blotch

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

✔ ✘

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

Medium

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

Butterflies, Flying insects

5.12 Allergy

Toxic

Itchiness, Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Borders, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes, Used as an interior landscaping species, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

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

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for Landscaping

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

Feature Plant, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BERZELIA lanuginosa

DRYOPTERIS ludoviciana

7.2 Common Name

Buttonbush

Southern wood fern

7.2.1 In Hindi

Buttonbush shrub

southern wood fern

7.2.2 In German

Button Strauch

südlichen Holz fern

7.2.3 In French

buttonbush arbuste

sud dryoptéride

7.2.4 In Spanish

arbusto buttonbush

helecho de madera sur

7.2.5 In Greek

Buttonbush θάμνος

νότια φτέρη ξύλο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

arbusto Buttonbush

samambaia de madeira do sul

7.2.7 In Polish

Buttonbush krzew

południowej drewna paproci

7.2.8 In Latin

Frutex Buttonbush

Fern australi

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Filicopsida

8.4 Order

Rubiales

Polypodiales

8.5 Family

Bruniaceae

Dryopteridaceae

8.6 Genus

Cephalanthus

Dryopteris

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 Wood Fern

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

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Season and Care of Buttonbush and Southern Wood Fern

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

Buttonbush and Southern Wood Fern Physical Information

Buttonbush and Southern Wood Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Buttonbush height is 365.76 cm and width 182.88 cm whereas Southern Wood Fern height is 76.20 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Buttonbush and Southern Wood Fern are as follows:

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

Care of Buttonbush and Southern Wood Fern

Care of Buttonbush and Southern Wood 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 Wood 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 Wood Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.