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About Bracken and Christmas Fern

1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Fern
Fern
1.2 Origin
World, Pandemic
North America, Northeastern United States
1.3 Types
Not available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
About Rice Plant
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
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1.7 Habitat
Woodland Garden
Boggy areas, By seashore, Coastal Regions, Moist woods, Swamps
1.9 USDA Hardiness Zone
Not Available
3-8
1.11 AHS Heat Zone
Not Available
8-1
1.13 Sunset Zone
Not Available
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.15 Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
About American ..
30.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
30.50 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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3.1.3 Minimum Width
About Flowering..
60.00 cm
Rank: 96 (Overall)
45.70 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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3.2 Plant Color
3.2.1 Flower Color
Not Available
Not Available
3.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
3.3.1 Fruit Color
Brown
Not Available
3.3.3 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green
3.3.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Dark Green
3.3.7 Leaf Color in Fall
Gold, Brown
Green, Dark Green
3.3.9 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Dark Green
3.4 Shape
3.4.1 Leaf Shape
Strap shaped
Pinnate
3.5 Thorns
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
4 Season
4.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
4.2 Growing Conditions
4.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial shade
5.0.2 Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
5.1.1 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
5.2.2 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
5.2.4 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
5.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
Indeterminate
5.2.8 Repeat Bloomer
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
5.3 Tolerances
Drought, Full Sun
Drought, Wet Site
6 Care
6.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
6.2 How to Plant?
Divison, From Rhizomes, Spores
Divison, Spores
7.1 Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
7.3 Watering Plants
7.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering
Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply
7.5.1 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
7.6.2 In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
7.6.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
7.7 Soil
7.7.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
7.7.3 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
7.8.1 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
7.9 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial shade
7.10 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
7.11 Fertilizers
Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
7.13 Pests and Diseases
Caterpillars
Red blotch
7.15 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Full Sun
Drought
8 Facts
8.1 Flowers
Not Available
None
8.2.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
9.1 Fruits
9.2.1 Showy Fruit
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
9.3.2 Edible Fruit
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
9.4 Fragrance
9.4.1 Fragrant Flower
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
9.5.2 Fragrant Fruit
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
9.5.4 Fragrant Leaf
3% Fern Garden Plants have it !
3% Fern Garden Plants have it !
9.5.6 Fragrant Bark/Stem
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
9.6 Showy Foliage
97% Fern Garden Plants have it !
97% Fern Garden Plants have it !
9.7 Showy Bark
3% Fern Garden Plants have it !
3% Fern Garden Plants have it !
9.9 Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
9.11 Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
9.12 Evergreen
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
9.15 Invasive
Sometimes
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
9.17 Self-Sowing
29% Fern Garden Plants have it !
29% Fern Garden Plants have it !
9.19 Attracts
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
Insects
9.20 Allergy
Not Available
Avoid during Pregnancy, coma, Eye irritation, weakness
10 Benefits
10.1 Uses
10.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
10.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
10.1.3 Edible Uses
64% Fern Garden Plants have it !
64% Fern Garden Plants have it !
11.1.1 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
11.2 Plant Benefits
11.2.2 Medicinal Uses
Anthelmintic, Antiemetic, Antiseptic, Diuretic, Poultice, Tonic
Nutrients
11.2.4 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
Leaves
11.2.5 Other Uses
Adhesive, Basketary, Repellent, Used as a dye, Used in biomass
Air freshner, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used for its medicinal properties
11.3 Used As Indoor Plant
41% Fern Garden Plants have it !
41% Fern Garden Plants have it !
11.5 Used As Outdoor Plant
All Fern Garden Plants have it !
All Fern Garden Plants have it !
11.7 Garden Design
Groundcover
Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
12 Scientific Name
12.1 Botanical Name
Pteridium aquilinum
POLYSTICHUM acrostichoides
12.3 Common Name
Bracken, brake, common bracken
Not Available
12.3.1 In Hindi
bracken
Christmas Fern
12.3.2 In German
Adlerfarn
Christmas Fern
12.3.3 In French
fougère
polystic faux-acrostic
12.4.1 In Spanish
helecho
Christmas Fern
13.1.1 In Greek
φτέρη
Christmas Fern
13.2.1 In Portuguese
samambaia
Christmas Fern
13.2.2 In Polish
orlica
Christmas Fern
13.2.4 In Latin
bracken
Christmas Fern
14 Classification
14.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
14.2 Phylum
Pteridophyta
Filicinophyta
14.3 Class
Filicopsida
Filicopsida
14.4 Order
Polypodiales
Filicales
14.5 Family
Dennstaedtiaceae
Dryopteridaceae
14.6 Genus
Pteridium
Polystichum
15.2 Clade
Not Available
Not Available
15.4 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
15.6 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
15.8 Number of Species
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Rank: 100 (Overall)
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Rank: N/A (Overall)
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Properties of Bracken and Christmas Fern

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

Season and Care of Bracken and Christmas Fern

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

Bracken and Christmas Fern Physical Information

Bracken and Christmas Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Bracken height is 30.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Christmas Fern height is 30.50 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Bracken and Christmas Fern are as follows:

  • Bracken flower color: Not Available

  • Bracken leaf color: Green and Light Green

  • Christmas Fern flower color: Not Available

  • Christmas Fern leaf color: Green

Care of Bracken and Christmas Fern

Care of Bracken and Christmas Fern include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bracken pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Christmas Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Bracken 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.