Bamboo

Bird's Nest Fern

About Bamboo and Bird's Nest Fern

Bamboo

Bird's Nest Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Fern

1.3 Origin

China, Japan

Hawaii, Middle Africa, Southern Asia, Polynesia

1.4 Types

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

Asplenium trichomanes, Asplenium scolopendrium, Asplenium rutamuraria

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

1500700

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Warmer regions

Terrestrial, tropical environments

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-910-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12-3

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

H2, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm120.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Pink, Red

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Green, Yellow green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Narrow

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Not Available

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Bright Indirect Sunlight, Indirect sunlight

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Spores

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply

Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist, Reduce watering in winter

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

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Bright Indirect Sunlight, Indirect sunlight

4.7 Pruning

Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Balanced liquid fertilizer, fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, fertilize in spring, fertilize in summer, Put diluted fertilizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

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

Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Cyanide poisoning

Toxic

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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

Air purification, Indoor Air Purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Clears heat, Cold, fidgeting, Treating fever, Urinary tract problems

General weakness in children, Mouth Sores

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Stem

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry

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

Hedges, Mixed Border

Container, Feature Plant, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BAMBUSA

ASPLENIUM nidus

7.2 Common Name

Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo

Birds Nest Fern, Pakpak-lauin

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bānsa

घोंसला फ़र्न पौधा

7.2.2 In German

Bambus

Vogelnest Farn Pflanze

7.2.3 In French

Bambou

Nest Fern Bird Plante

7.2.4 In Spanish

Bambú

Helecho nido de pájaro Planta

7.2.5 In Greek

μπαμπού

Φωλιά του Πουλιού Fern Φυτό

7.2.6 In Portuguese

bambu

Fern do ninho do pássaro Plantar

7.2.7 In Polish

Bambus

Ptasie Gniazdo Fern Roślina

7.2.8 In Latin

Bamboo

Bird 's Nest Fern planta

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Pteridophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Filicopsida

8.4 Order

Poales

Polypodiales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Aspleniaceae

8.6 Genus

Acidosasa

Asplenium

8.7 Clade

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Bambuseae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Arthrostylidiinae, Arundinariinae, Bambusinae, Chusqueinae, Guaduinae, Melocanninae, Nastinae, Racemobambodinae, Shibataeinae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

1400700

1 27800

Properties of Bamboo and Bird's Nest Fern

Wondering what are the properties of Bamboo and Bird's Nest Fern? We provide you with everything About Bamboo and Bird's Nest Fern. Bamboo doesn't have thorns and Bird's Nest Fern doesn't have thorns. Also Bamboo does not have fragrant flowers. Bamboo has allergic reactions like Cyanide poisoning and Bird's Nest Fern has allergic reactions like Cyanide poisoning. 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 Bamboo and Bird's Nest Fern and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bamboo and Bird's Nest Fern

Season and care of Bamboo and Bird's Nest Fern is important to know. While considering everything about Bamboo and Bird's Nest Fern Care, growing season is an essential factor. Bamboo season is Not Available and Bird's Nest Fern season is Not Available. The type of soil for Bamboo is Loam and for Bird's Nest Fern is Loam while the PH of soil for Bamboo is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Bird's Nest Fern is Acidic, Neutral.

Bamboo and Bird's Nest Fern Physical Information

Bamboo and Bird's Nest Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Bamboo height is 30.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Bird's Nest Fern height is 120.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Bamboo and Bird's Nest Fern are as follows:

Bamboo flower color: Not Available
Bamboo leaf color: Dark Green
Bird's Nest Fern flower color: Not Available
Bird's Nest Fern leaf color: Green and Yellow green

Care of Bamboo and Bird's Nest Fern

Care of Bamboo and Bird's Nest Fern include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bamboo pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and Remove damaged leaves and Bird's Nest Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Bird's Nest Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.