Bamboo

Soft Shield Fern

About Bamboo and Soft Shield Fern

Bamboo

Soft Shield Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Fern

1.3 Origin

China, Japan

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

1.4 Types

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1500

Rank: 10 (Overall)▶

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Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Warmer regions

Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

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9-5

1.8 Sunset Zone

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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

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30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

90.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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Not Available

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60.00 cm

Rank: 96 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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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

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2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Saw-tooth like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

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Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Shade, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

All year

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought

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

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Divison, From Rhizomes, 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

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, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Shade, Partial shade

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

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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75% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

None

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

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Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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36% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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97% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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18% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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29% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

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Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Cyanide poisoning

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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Good for skin

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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40% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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64% Fern Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Poultice, Sore throat, Tonsillitis

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Stem

Leaves, Root, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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41% Fern Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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All Fern Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Hedges, Mixed Border

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BAMBUSA

POLYSTICHUM setiferum

7.2 Common Name

Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo

Alaska fern

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bānsa

Soft Shield Fern

7.2.2 In German

Bambus

Grannen-Schildfarn

7.2.3 In French

Bambou

Soft Shield Fern

7.2.4 In Spanish

Bambú

Soft Shield Fern

7.2.5 In Greek

μπαμπού

Soft Shield Fern

7.2.6 In Portuguese

bambu

Soft Shield Fern

7.2.7 In Polish

Bambus

Soft Shield Fern

7.2.8 In Latin

Bamboo

Soft Shield Fern

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

Dryopteridaceae

8.6 Genus

Acidosasa

Polystichum

8.7 Clade

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8.8 Tribe

Bambuseae

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8.9 Subfamily

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

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8.10 Number of Species

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1400

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Properties of Bamboo and Soft Shield Fern

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

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Season and Care of Bamboo and Soft Shield Fern

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

Bamboo and Soft Shield Fern Physical Information

Bamboo and Soft Shield Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Bamboo height is 30.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Soft Shield Fern height is 90.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Bamboo and Soft Shield Fern are as follows:

Bamboo flower color: Not Available
Bamboo leaf color: Dark Green
Soft Shield Fern flower color: Not Available
Soft Shield Fern leaf color: Green

Care of Bamboo and Soft Shield Fern

Care of Bamboo and Soft Shield 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 Soft Shield Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Bamboo 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.