Alpine Poppy

Soft Shield Fern

About Alpine Poppy and Soft Shield Fern

Alpine Poppy

Soft Shield Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Fern

1.3 Origin

Europe

Europe, Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Western Europe, Turkey

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

gardens, Grassland, Tropical regions, Urban areas

Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-86-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

9-5

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

4, 5, 6, 7, 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

10.20 cm90.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

10.20 cm60.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow, Red, Orange, Light Yellow, Lemon yellow, Light Pink, Rose, Salmon, Coral, Peach

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Bracts

Saw-tooth like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Shade, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

All year

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought, Dry Conditions, Light Frost, Shade areas, Variety of soil types

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Divison, From Rhizomes, Spores

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

when new, water every week

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, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Shade, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

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

Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Skin irritation

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good for skin

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

Used as a sedative

Poultice, Sore throat, Tonsillitis

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Leaves, Root, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Alpine, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PAPAVER alpinum

POLYSTICHUM setiferum

7.2 Common Name

Alpine Poppy

Alaska fern

7.2.1 In Hindi

अल्पाइन पोस्ता

Soft Shield Fern

7.2.2 In German

Alpine Mohn

Grannen-Schildfarn

7.2.3 In French

Alpine Poppy

Soft Shield Fern

7.2.4 In Spanish

Alpine amapola

Soft Shield Fern

7.2.5 In Greek

Alpine παπαρούνας

Soft Shield Fern

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Alpine Poppy

Soft Shield Fern

7.2.7 In Polish

Alpine Poppy

Soft Shield Fern

7.2.8 In Latin

Alpini Poppy

Soft Shield Fern

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

Pteridophyta

8.3 Class

Dicotyledonae

Filicopsida

8.4 Order

Ranunculales

Polypodiales

8.5 Family

Papaveraceae

Dryopteridaceae

8.6 Genus

Papaver

Polystichum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Paperveroideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Alpine Poppy and Soft Shield Fern

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

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Season and Care of Alpine Poppy and Soft Shield Fern

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

Alpine Poppy and Soft Shield Fern Physical Information

Alpine Poppy and Soft Shield Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Alpine Poppy height is 10.20 cm and width 10.20 cm whereas Soft Shield Fern height is 90.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Alpine Poppy and Soft Shield Fern are as follows:

Alpine Poppy flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Orange, Light Yellow, Lemon yellow, Light Pink, Rose, Salmon, Coral and Peach
Alpine Poppy leaf color: Gray Green
Soft Shield Fern flower color: Not Available
Soft Shield Fern leaf color: Green

Care of Alpine Poppy and Soft Shield Fern

Care of Alpine Poppy and Soft Shield Fern include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Alpine Poppy pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Soft Shield Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Alpine Poppy needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Soft Shield Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.