California Buckeye

Boston Fern

About California Buckeye and Boston Fern

California Buckeye

Boston Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Fern

1.3 Origin

California

Mexico, Central America, South America, Brazil, Africa, Middle Africa, Polynesia

1.4 Types

Not Available

Nephrolepis biserrata, Nephrolepis cordifolia, Nephrolepis multiflora

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: 67 (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Hillside

Forests, Humid climates, Swamps

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-9

10-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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460.00 cm

Rank: 61 (Overall)▶

90.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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460.00 cm

Rank: 43 (Overall)▶

180.00 cm

Rank: 70 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Pink

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Irregular

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

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Divison

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Shade, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Not Available

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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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

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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97% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

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5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Erythema, Periungual swelling, Scaling, Vesicles

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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Insignificant

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Indoor Air Purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Air freshner, 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

Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break

Container, Edging, Foundation, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

AESCULUS californica

NEPHROLEPIS exaltata 'Bostoniensis'

7.2 Common Name

California Buckeye

Boston swordfern, Wild Boston fern, Tuber ladder fern, Fishbone fern

7.2.1 In Hindi

कैलिफोर्निया Buckeye

बोस्टन फर्न पौधा

7.2.2 In German

California Buckeye

Boston Fern Pflanze

7.2.3 In French

California Buckeye

Boston Fern Plante

7.2.4 In Spanish

California Buckeye

helecho de Boston Planta

7.2.5 In Greek

Καλιφόρνια Buckeye

Βοστώνη Fern Φυτό

7.2.6 In Portuguese

California Buckeye

Boston Fern Plantar

7.2.7 In Polish

Kalifornia Buckeye

Boston paproci Roślina

7.2.8 In Latin

California Buckeye

Boston Fern planta

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Pteridophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Filicopsida

8.4 Order

Sapindales

Polypodiales

8.5 Family

Sapindaceae

Dryopteridaceae

8.6 Genus

Aesculus

Nephrolepis Schott

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

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8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Hippocastanoideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of California Buckeye and Boston Fern

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

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Season and Care of California Buckeye and Boston Fern

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

California Buckeye and Boston Fern Physical Information

California Buckeye and Boston Fern physical information is very important for comparison. California Buckeye height is 460.00 cm and width 460.00 cm whereas Boston Fern height is 90.00 cm and width 180.00 cm. The color specification of California Buckeye and Boston Fern are as follows:

California Buckeye flower color: White and Pink
California Buckeye leaf color: Light Green
Boston Fern flower color: Not Available
Boston Fern leaf color: Green

Care of California Buckeye and Boston Fern

Care of California Buckeye and Boston Fern include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. California Buckeye pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Boston Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer California Buckeye needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Boston Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.