Sunflower

Ostrich Fern

About Sunflower and Ostrich Fern

Sunflower

Ostrich Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Fern

1.3 Origin

North America

North America, Europe, Eastern Asia

1.4 Types

Helianthus annuus, Heliantheae,

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

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Dry areas, Open areas, Prairies

Forest margins, Roadsides, Terrestrial

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-10

2-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 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

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

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Thicket/Colonizing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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8.50 cm

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60.00 cm

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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2.46 cm

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45.70 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Brown, Yellow

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Black, Chocolate, Ivory

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green, Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Lance shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Bright direct sunlight

Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Dry, Light, Well drained

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer

All year

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Divison, Spores

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

Water Deeply, Water when soil is dry

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, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Dry, Light, Well drained

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Bright direct sunlight

Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune ocassionally, Requires little pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Alternaria leaf blight, Apical chlorosis, Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Botrytis head rot, Charcoal rot, Crown gall, Downy mildew, Erwinia stalk rot, Fusarium stalk rot, Fusarium wilt, head rot, Phialophora yellows, Stem spot

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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None

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

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

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

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

Runny nose, Red eyes, Watery eyes, Sore eyes, Itchy eyes

Skin irritation

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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Unknown

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Pulmonary afflictions

Bone strength

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds, Stem

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

As Fertilizers, Economic Purpose, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for producing cooking oil

Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Bonsai, Container, Edging, Edible, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Vegetable

Bog Garden, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Helianths Annuus

MATTEUCCIA struthiopteris

7.2 Common Name

Sunflower

Fiddlehead ferns, shuttlecock fern

7.2.1 In Hindi

Sūrajamukhī

शुतुरमुर्ग फर्न

7.2.2 In German

Sonnenblume

Ostrich Fern

7.2.3 In French

Tournesol

fougère à l'autruche

7.2.4 In Spanish

Girasol

avestruz helecho

7.2.5 In Greek

ηλιοτρόπιο

Στρουθοκάμηλος Fern

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Girassol

Ostrich Fern

7.2.7 In Polish

słonecznik

Struś Fern

7.2.8 In Latin

Helianthus

struthionem Fern

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Filicinophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Polypodiopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Polypodiales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Dryopteridaceae

8.6 Genus

Heilanthus

Matteuccia

8.7 Clade

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Heliantheae

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8.9 Subfamily

Helianthodeae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Sunflower and Ostrich Fern

Wondering what are the properties of Sunflower and Ostrich Fern? We provide you with everything About Sunflower and Ostrich Fern. Sunflower doesn't have thorns and Ostrich Fern doesn't have thorns. Also Sunflower does not have fragrant flowers. Sunflower has allergic reactions like Runny nose, Red eyes, Watery eyes, Sore eyes and Itchy eyes and Ostrich Fern has allergic reactions like Runny nose, Red eyes, Watery eyes, Sore eyes and Itchy eyes. 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 Sunflower and Ostrich Fern and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Sunflower and Ostrich Fern

Season and care of Sunflower and Ostrich Fern is important to know. While considering everything about Sunflower and Ostrich Fern Care, growing season is an essential factor. Sunflower season is Summer and Ostrich Fern season is Summer. The type of soil for Sunflower is Dry, Light, Well drained and for Ostrich Fern is Loam while the PH of soil for Sunflower is Acidic, Alkaline and for Ostrich Fern is Acidic, Neutral.

Sunflower and Ostrich Fern Physical Information

Sunflower and Ostrich Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Sunflower height is 8.50 cm and width 2.46 cm whereas Ostrich Fern height is 60.00 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Sunflower and Ostrich Fern are as follows:

Sunflower flower color: Brown and Yellow
Sunflower leaf color: Dark Green and Green
Ostrich Fern flower color: Not Available
Ostrich Fern leaf color: Green

Care of Sunflower and Ostrich Fern

Care of Sunflower and Ostrich Fern include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sunflower pruning is done Prune ocassionally and Requires little pruning and Ostrich Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Sunflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Ostrich Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.