Ladyfern

Butterfly Bush

About Ladyfern and Butterfly Bush

Ladyfern

Butterfly Bush

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fern

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Africa, America, Asia

1.4 Types

Subarctic ladyfern, Asplenium ladyfern, Southern Lady Fern

Lockinch, Petite Indigo, White Profusion

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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100

Rank: 41 (Overall)▶

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About Elderberry

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

hedge rows, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade

Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8

5-10

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

9-2

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 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

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61.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

7.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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45.70 cm

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4.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Silver

Gray Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Silver

Gray Green, Light Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lance shaped

Egg-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Shade

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought, Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Spores

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires consistently moist soil

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Water Deeply, Water twice a day in the initial period

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, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Shade

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads, Remove shoots

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch, Slugs

Downy mildew, Leaf spot, Spider mites

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

None

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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29% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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9% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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55% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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7% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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14% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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10% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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97% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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52% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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29% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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50% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Nasal irritation

Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Available

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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62% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Anthelmintic, Diuretic, Poultice

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

useful as a ground cover

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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41% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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39% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Athyrium filix-femina

Buddleia davidii

7.2 Common Name

Ladyfern

Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Butterflybush

7.2.1 In Hindi

lady fern

Butterfly Bush

7.2.2 In German

Wald-Frauenfarn

Schmetterlingsstrauch

7.2.3 In French

Athyrium filix-femina

buisson de papillon

7.2.4 In Spanish

Athyrium filix-femina

arbusto de las mariposas

7.2.5 In Greek

lady fern

Butterfly Μπους

7.2.6 In Portuguese

lady fern

arbusto de borboleta

7.2.7 In Polish

Wietlica samicza

Butterfly Bush

7.2.8 In Latin

lady fern

papilio rubo

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Pteridophyta

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Polypodiopsida

Dicotyledonae

8.4 Order

Polypodiales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Dryopteridaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Athyrium

Buddleja

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Physematieae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Ladyfern and Butterfly Bush

Wondering what are the properties of Ladyfern and Butterfly Bush? We provide you with everything About Ladyfern and Butterfly Bush. Ladyfern doesn't have thorns and Butterfly Bush doesn't have thorns. Also Ladyfern does not have fragrant flowers. Ladyfern has allergic reactions like Nasal irritation and Butterfly Bush has allergic reactions like Nasal irritation. 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 Ladyfern and Butterfly Bush and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Ladyfern and Butterfly Bush

Season and care of Ladyfern and Butterfly Bush is important to know. While considering everything about Ladyfern and Butterfly Bush Care, growing season is an essential factor. Ladyfern season is Summer and Fall and Butterfly Bush season is Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Ladyfern is Loam and for Butterfly Bush is Loamy, Sandy, Well drained while the PH of soil for Ladyfern is Acidic, Neutral and for Butterfly Bush is Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline.

Ladyfern and Butterfly Bush Physical Information

Ladyfern and Butterfly Bush physical information is very important for comparison. Ladyfern height is 61.00 cm and width 45.70 cm whereas Butterfly Bush height is 7.50 cm and width 4.00 cm. The color specification of Ladyfern and Butterfly Bush are as follows:

Ladyfern flower color: Not Available
Ladyfern leaf color: Light Green
Butterfly Bush flower color: Blue, Pink, Purple, Red and White
Butterfly Bush leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Ladyfern and Butterfly Bush

Care of Ladyfern and Butterfly Bush include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Ladyfern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Butterfly Bush pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads and Remove shoots. In summer Ladyfern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Butterfly Bush needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.