Giant Butterbur

Bird's Nest Fern

About Giant Butterbur and Bird's Nest Fern

Giant Butterbur

Bird's Nest Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbaceous Perennial

Fern

1.3 Origin

China, Japan, Korea

Hawaii, Middle Africa, Southern Asia, Polynesia

1.4 Types

Not Available

Asplenium trichomanes, Asplenium scolopendrium, Asplenium rutamuraria

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA700

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Dappled Shade, meadows, Shady Edge, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden

Terrestrial, tropical environments

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-910-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-4

12-3

1.8 Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H2, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm120.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

120.00 cm90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green, Yellow green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Narrow

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial shade, Full Shade

Bright Indirect Sunlight, Indirect sunlight

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Spores

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Water once every two or three weeks

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial shade, Full Shade

Bright Indirect Sunlight, Indirect sunlight

4.7 Pruning

Remove the old foliage

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

4.8 Fertilizers

Use a fertilizer ratio of 16-4-8

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

No serious insect or disease problems

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

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

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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

Bold

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

Not Available

Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

no allergic reactions

Toxic

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bog Garden, Showy Purposes

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

Antiasthamatic, Antispasmodic, Expectorant, Poultice

General weakness in children, Mouth Sores

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Stem

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Can be boiled and seasoned, pickled, Used as umbrellas by Japanese children, Used as walking sticks, Used like rhubarb

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

Bog Garden, Container, Feature Plant, Water Gardens

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PETASITES japonicus

ASPLENIUM nidus

7.2 Common Name

Giant Butterbur, Japanese Butterbur

Birds Nest Fern, Pakpak-lauin

7.2.1 In Hindi

Giant Butterbur

घोंसला फ़र्न पौधा

7.2.2 In German

Riesen Pestwurz

Vogelnest Farn Pflanze

7.2.3 In French

géant Butterbur

Nest Fern Bird Plante

7.2.4 In Spanish

gigante petasita

Helecho nido de pájaro Planta

7.2.5 In Greek

Giant Butterbur

Φωλιά του Πουλιού Fern Φυτό

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Carrapicho gigante

Fern do ninho do pássaro Plantar

7.2.7 In Polish

Giant Lepiężnik

Ptasie Gniazdo Fern Roślina

7.2.8 In Latin

Giant Butterbur

Bird 's Nest Fern planta

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Pteridophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Filicopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Polypodiales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Aspleniaceae

8.6 Genus

Petasites

Asplenium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Senecioneae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Asteroideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA700

1 27800

Properties of Giant Butterbur and Bird's Nest Fern

Wondering what are the properties of Giant Butterbur and Bird's Nest Fern? We provide you with everything About Giant Butterbur and Bird's Nest Fern. Giant Butterbur doesn't have thorns and Bird's Nest Fern doesn't have thorns. Also Giant Butterbur does not have fragrant flowers. Giant Butterbur has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions and Bird's Nest Fern has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions. 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 Giant Butterbur and Bird's Nest Fern and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Giant Butterbur and Bird's Nest Fern

Season and care of Giant Butterbur and Bird's Nest Fern is important to know. While considering everything about Giant Butterbur and Bird's Nest Fern Care, growing season is an essential factor. Giant Butterbur season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Bird's Nest Fern season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Giant Butterbur is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Bird's Nest Fern is Loam while the PH of soil for Giant Butterbur is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Bird's Nest Fern is Acidic, Neutral.

Giant Butterbur and Bird's Nest Fern Physical Information

Giant Butterbur and Bird's Nest Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Giant Butterbur height is 60.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Bird's Nest Fern height is 120.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Giant Butterbur and Bird's Nest Fern are as follows:

Giant Butterbur flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Giant Butterbur leaf color: Green
Bird's Nest Fern flower color: Not Available
Bird's Nest Fern leaf color: Green and Yellow green

Care of Giant Butterbur and Bird's Nest Fern

Care of Giant Butterbur and Bird's Nest Fern include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Giant Butterbur pruning is done Remove the old foliage 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 Giant Butterbur 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.