Autumn Fern

Purple Lovegrass

About Autumn Fern and Purple Lovegrass

Autumn Fern

Purple Lovegrass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Fern

Grass

1.3 Origin

China, Japan

North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Dryopteris fili-mas, Dryopteris affinis, Dryopteris carthusiana

Greener Pastures

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Woodlands

Grassland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-94-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-5

10 - 3

1.8 Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.96 cm45.70 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.96 cm5.10 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Yellow green, Pink, Copper

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Brown, Dark Red, Bronze

Red, Purple

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Red, Brown

Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Fern like

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Late Summer, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Spores

Divison, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

Medium

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, slow-release fertilizers, Water soluble fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Not Available

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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

✔ ✘

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

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

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

Birds, Butterflies

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Borders, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

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

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Container, Feature Plant, Groundcover, Mixed Border

Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DRYOPTERIS erythrosora

ERAGROSTIS spectabilis

7.2 Common Name

Autumn fern, Japanese wood fern, Copper shield fern

Purple Lovegrass

7.2.1 In Hindi

Autumn Fern Tree

eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.2 In German

Herbst Fern Tree

eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.3 In French

Autumn Fern Tree

eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.4 In Spanish

Otoño Fern Tree

Eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.5 In Greek

Φθινόπωρο δέντρο φτέρη

eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Samambaia de árvore Autumn

Eragrostis spectabilis

7.2.7 In Polish

Jesień Drzewo paproci

Eragrostis okazałe

7.2.8 In Latin

Autumnus Fern tree

Eragrostis spectabilis

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Vascular plant

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Leptosporangiate fern

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Polypodiales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Dryopteridaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Dryopteris

Eragrostis

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Eragrostideae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Chloridoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Autumn Fern and Purple Lovegrass

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

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Season and Care of Autumn Fern and Purple Lovegrass

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

Autumn Fern and Purple Lovegrass Physical Information

Autumn Fern and Purple Lovegrass physical information is very important for comparison. Autumn Fern height is 60.96 cm and width 60.96 cm whereas Purple Lovegrass height is 45.70 cm and width 5.10 cm. The color specification of Autumn Fern and Purple Lovegrass are as follows:

Autumn Fern flower color: Not Available
Autumn Fern leaf color: Light Green, Yellow green, Pink and Copper
Purple Lovegrass flower color: Purple
Purple Lovegrass leaf color: Light Green

Care of Autumn Fern and Purple Lovegrass

Care of Autumn Fern and Purple Lovegrass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Autumn Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Purple Lovegrass pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Autumn Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Purple Lovegrass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.