Chinese Peony

Bird's Nest Fern

About Chinese Peony and Bird's Nest Fern

Chinese Peony

Bird's Nest Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Fern

1.3 Origin

Asia, North America, Southern Europe

Hawaii, Middle Africa, Southern Asia, Polynesia

1.4 Types

Aristocrat, Buckeye Belle, Henry Bockstoce , Abalone Pearl, Coral Supreme, Cytherea, Charlie's White

Asplenium trichomanes, Asplenium scolopendrium, Asplenium rutamuraria

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

30700

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Hillside, Woods

Terrestrial, tropical environments

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-910-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

12-3

1.8 Sunset Zone

A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22

H2, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

76.00 cm120.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

76.00 cm90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink, Red, White

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green, Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Bronze, Dark Green, Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green, Yellow green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Compound

Narrow

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun

Bright Indirect Sunlight, Indirect sunlight

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loamy

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Spores

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Needs watering once a week, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water occasionally

Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist, Reduce watering in winter

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

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun

Bright Indirect Sunlight, Indirect sunlight

4.7 Pruning

Do not prune during shooting season, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Balanced liquid fertilizer, fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, fertilize in spring, fertilize in summer, Put diluted fertilizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot, Stem spot, Viruses

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Semi-Double

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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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

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

Ants

Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Toxic

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Indoor Air Purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Cough, Gout, Headache, Heartburn, Kidney problems, Upset stomach, Urinary tract problems

General weakness in children, Mouth Sores

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root, Seeds

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance

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

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

Container, Feature Plant, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Paeonia lactiflora

ASPLENIUM nidus

7.2 Common Name

Herbaceous Peony

Birds Nest Fern, Pakpak-lauin

7.2.1 In Hindi

Herbaceous peony

घोंसला फ़र्न पौधा

7.2.2 In German

Krautige Pfingstrose

Vogelnest Farn Pflanze

7.2.3 In French

pivoines herbacées

Nest Fern Bird Plante

7.2.4 In Spanish

peonía herbáceas

Helecho nido de pájaro Planta

7.2.5 In Greek

ποώδη παιωνία

Φωλιά του Πουλιού Fern Φυτό

7.2.6 In Portuguese

peônia herbáceas

Fern do ninho do pássaro Plantar

7.2.7 In Polish

piwonii zielnych

Ptasie Gniazdo Fern Roślina

7.2.8 In Latin

herbaceum AGLAOPHOTIS

Bird 's Nest Fern planta

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Pteridophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Filicopsida

8.4 Order

Not Available

Polypodiales

8.5 Family

Paeoniaceae

Aspleniaceae

8.6 Genus

Paeonia

Asplenium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

40700

1 27800

Properties of Chinese Peony and Bird's Nest Fern

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

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Season and Care of Chinese Peony and Bird's Nest Fern

Season and care of Chinese Peony and Bird's Nest Fern is important to know. While considering everything about Chinese Peony and Bird's Nest Fern Care, growing season is an essential factor. Chinese Peony season is Spring and Bird's Nest Fern season is Spring. The type of soil for Chinese Peony is Loamy and for Bird's Nest Fern is Loam while the PH of soil for Chinese Peony is Neutral and for Bird's Nest Fern is Acidic, Neutral.

Chinese Peony and Bird's Nest Fern Physical Information

Chinese Peony and Bird's Nest Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Chinese Peony height is 76.00 cm and width 76.00 cm whereas Bird's Nest Fern height is 120.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Chinese Peony and Bird's Nest Fern are as follows:

Chinese Peony flower color: Pink, Red and White
Chinese Peony leaf color: Dark Green
Bird's Nest Fern flower color: Not Available
Bird's Nest Fern leaf color: Green and Yellow green

Care of Chinese Peony and Bird's Nest Fern

Care of Chinese Peony and Bird's Nest Fern include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Chinese Peony pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads and Bird's Nest Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Chinese Peony needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Bird's Nest Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.