Variegated Butterbur

Rabbits Foot Fern

About Variegated Butterbur and Rabbits Foot Fern

Variegated Butterbur

Rabbits Foot Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

Fern

1.3 Origin

China, Japan, Korea

Mediterranean, Northern Africa, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China, Japan, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, Australia

1.4 Types

Not Available

not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

gardens, Grassland, Homesteads, Open areas

Coastal Regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-99-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-4

12-1

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

H1, H2, 17, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

120.00 cm30.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

Non Flowering Plant

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green, Light Yellow, Ivory

Green, Dark 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

Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Round

Oaklike

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

Full Shade, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Mid Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Stem Planting

Divison

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

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

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Ample Water

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

Keep Slightly Dry

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Shade, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

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

Prune if you want to improve plant shape

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilizer every month during spring, organic fertlizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Pests and diseases free, Red blotch

Mealybugs, Scale

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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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

Fine

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

5.12 Allergy

no allergic reactions

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Decorating walls, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

No Beauty Benefits

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Provides ground cover

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

Absesses, Insanity, Wounds

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Employed in herbal medicine, 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, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PETASITES japonicus 'Variegatus'

DAVALLIA

7.2 Common Name

Giant Butterbur, Japanese Butterbur, Variegated Butterbur

Rabbit's Foot Fern, deersfoot fern, shinobu fern, ball fern, hare's foot fern

7.2.1 In Hindi

variegated butterbur

Rabbit's Foot Fern

7.2.2 In German

bunte Pestwurz

Hasenpfote Fern

7.2.3 In French

pétasite panachée

Pied Fern Rabbit

7.2.4 In Spanish

butterbur abigarrado

Pie de conejo helecho

7.2.5 In Greek

διαφοροποιημένα butterbur

Foot Fern κουνελιού

7.2.6 In Portuguese

butterbur variegada

Pé Fern do Coelho

7.2.7 In Polish

barwny Lepiężnik

Królika Foot Fern

7.2.8 In Latin

varius butterbur

Lepus pedem Fern

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

Euphyllophytina

8.3 Class

Not Available

Pteridopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Polypodiales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Davalliaceae

8.6 Genus

Petasites

Davallia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Senecioneae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

1740

1 27800

Properties of Variegated Butterbur and Rabbits Foot Fern

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

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Season and Care of Variegated Butterbur and Rabbits Foot Fern

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

Variegated Butterbur and Rabbits Foot Fern Physical Information

Variegated Butterbur and Rabbits Foot Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Variegated Butterbur height is 60.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Rabbits Foot Fern height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Variegated Butterbur and Rabbits Foot Fern are as follows:

Variegated Butterbur flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Variegated Butterbur leaf color: Green, Light Green, Light Yellow and Ivory
Rabbits Foot Fern flower color: Non Flowering Plant
Rabbits Foot Fern leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Variegated Butterbur and Rabbits Foot Fern

Care of Variegated Butterbur and Rabbits Foot Fern include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Variegated Butterbur pruning is done Remove deadheads, Requires very little pruning and Shape and thin as needed and Rabbits Foot Fern pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape. In summer Variegated Butterbur needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Rabbits Foot Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Keep Slightly Dry.