Variegated Butterbur

Christmas Fern

About Variegated Butterbur and Christmas Fern

Variegated Butterbur

Christmas Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

Fern

1.3 Origin

China, Japan, Korea

North America, Northeastern United States

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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About Elderberry

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

gardens, Grassland, Homesteads, Open areas

Boggy areas, By seashore, Coastal Regions, Moist woods, Swamps

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9

3-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-4

8-1

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

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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60.00 cm

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30.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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120.00 cm

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45.70 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

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2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green, Light Yellow, Ivory

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Yellow, Ivory

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Yellow, Ivory

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Round

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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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

Full Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

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

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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28% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought, Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Stem Planting

Divison, Spores

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Keep ground moist, Needs 2-3 times watering per week, Over-head watering, Requires watering in the growing season

Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply

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

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove deadheads, Requires very little pruning, Shape and thin as needed

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Pests and diseases free, Red blotch

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Wet Site

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

None

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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35% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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19% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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40% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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12% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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11% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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53% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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97% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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15% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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4% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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48% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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29% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Insects

5.12 Allergy

no allergic reactions

Avoid during Pregnancy, coma, Eye irritation, weakness

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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63% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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64% Fern Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

Nutrients

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Air freshner, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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31% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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41% Fern Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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All Fern Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Bog Garden, Container, Feature Plant, Water Gardens

Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PETASITES japonicus 'Variegatus'

POLYSTICHUM acrostichoides

7.2 Common Name

Giant Butterbur, Japanese Butterbur, Variegated Butterbur

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7.2.1 In Hindi

variegated butterbur

Christmas Fern

7.2.2 In German

bunte Pestwurz

Christmas Fern

7.2.3 In French

pétasite panachée

polystic faux-acrostic

7.2.4 In Spanish

butterbur abigarrado

Christmas Fern

7.2.5 In Greek

διαφοροποιημένα butterbur

Christmas Fern

7.2.6 In Portuguese

butterbur variegada

Christmas Fern

7.2.7 In Polish

barwny Lepiężnik

Christmas Fern

7.2.8 In Latin

varius butterbur

Christmas Fern

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

Filicinophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Filicopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Filicales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Dryopteridaceae

8.6 Genus

Petasites

Polystichum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

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8.8 Tribe

Senecioneae

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8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Variegated Butterbur and Christmas Fern

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

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Season and Care of Variegated Butterbur and Christmas Fern

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

Variegated Butterbur and Christmas Fern Physical Information

Variegated Butterbur and Christmas Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Variegated Butterbur height is 60.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Christmas Fern height is 30.50 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Variegated Butterbur and Christmas Fern are as follows:

Variegated Butterbur flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Variegated Butterbur leaf color: Green, Light Green, Light Yellow and Ivory
Christmas Fern flower color: Not Available
Christmas Fern leaf color: Green

Care of Variegated Butterbur and Christmas Fern

Care of Variegated Butterbur and Christmas Fern include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Variegated Butterbur pruning is done Remove deadheads, Requires very little pruning and Shape and thin as needed and Christmas Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Variegated Butterbur needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Christmas Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.