Ostrich Fern

Butterfly Bush

About Ostrich Fern and Butterfly Bush

Ostrich Fern

Butterfly Bush

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fern

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

North America, Europe, Eastern Asia

Africa, America, Asia

1.4 Types

M. struthiopteris var. struthiopteris M. struthiopteris var. pensylvanica

Lockinch, Petite Indigo, White Profusion

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

2100

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Forest margins, Roadsides, Terrestrial

Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

2-85-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

9-2

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

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

Thicket/Colonizing

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm7.50 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

45.70 cm4.00 cm

0.1 6350

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

Green

Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Gray Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

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

Spring, Summer, Fall

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

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

All year

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought, Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Spores

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Water Deeply, Water when soil is dry

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

Partial Sun

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

Downy mildew, Leaf spot, Spider mites

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

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

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Skin irritation

Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Bone strength

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes, 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, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

MATTEUCCIA struthiopteris

Buddleia davidii

7.2 Common Name

Fiddlehead ferns, shuttlecock fern

Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Butterflybush

7.2.1 In Hindi

शुतुरमुर्ग फर्न

Butterfly Bush

7.2.2 In German

Ostrich Fern

Schmetterlingsstrauch

7.2.3 In French

fougère à l'autruche

buisson de papillon

7.2.4 In Spanish

avestruz helecho

arbusto de las mariposas

7.2.5 In Greek

Στρουθοκάμηλος Fern

Butterfly Μπους

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Ostrich Fern

arbusto de borboleta

7.2.7 In Polish

Struś Fern

Butterfly Bush

7.2.8 In Latin

struthionem Fern

papilio rubo

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Filicinophyta

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Polypodiopsida

Dicotyledonae

8.4 Order

Polypodiales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Dryopteridaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Matteuccia

Buddleja

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA100

1 27800

Properties of Ostrich Fern and Butterfly Bush

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

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Season and Care of Ostrich Fern and Butterfly Bush

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

Ostrich Fern and Butterfly Bush Physical Information

Ostrich Fern and Butterfly Bush physical information is very important for comparison. Ostrich Fern height is 60.00 cm and width 45.70 cm whereas Butterfly Bush height is 7.50 cm and width 4.00 cm. The color specification of Ostrich Fern and Butterfly Bush are as follows:

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

Care of Ostrich Fern and Butterfly Bush

Care of Ostrich Fern and Butterfly Bush include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Ostrich Fern 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 Ostrich Fern 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.