Bilimbi

Bracken Fern

About Bilimbi and Bracken Fern

Bilimbi

Bracken Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Herbs

Fern

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

World, Pandemic

1.4 Types

Not Available

Pteridium arachnoideum, Pteridium caudatum, Pteridium centrali-africanum

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

moist forests, Mountains

meadows, Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9

3-12

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-2

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Thicket/Colonizing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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38.10 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

60.96 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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25.40 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

91.44 cm

Rank: 82 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Purple, Pink, Lavender

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green, Lime Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Yellow, Gold, Brown

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

Divison, Spores

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs very little water

Average Water Needs, 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, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

cut main trunk every 5 years, Prune after flowering, Prune central stem, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 5-10-5 amounts, Compost

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Nematodes, Red blotch, Trunk Rot

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Not Available

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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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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95% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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61% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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65% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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14% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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97% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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5.9 Invasive

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1% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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49% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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29% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies, Leaf Hoppers

Insects

5.12 Allergy

Itchiness, Not Available, Sore Throat

Carcinogenic, Stomach cancers

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Anti-ageing, Good Cleanser, Remove blemishes, Removes pimples

Good for skin

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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64% Fern Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, soil stabilisation

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Cough, Haemorrhages, Laxative, Obesity, Tonic

Anthelmintic, Antiemetic, Antiseptic, Diuretic, Poultice, Refrigerant, Tonic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves

Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Added to salads, Can be boiled and seasoned, pickled, Culinary use

Adhesive, Basketary, Used as a dye, Used for making soaps, Used in biomass

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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18% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

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

Groundcover

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Averrhoa bilimbi

PTERIDIUM aquilinum

7.2 Common Name

Bilimbi, Mimbro

Bracken, Western brackenfern, Decomposition brackenfern, Hairy brackenfern

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bilimbi

Bracken Fern Plant

7.2.2 In German

bilimbi

Bracken Fern Pflanze

7.2.3 In French

bilimbi

Bracken Fern Plante

7.2.4 In Spanish

bilimbi

Planta de helecho

7.2.5 In Greek

bilimbi

Bracken Fern Plant

7.2.6 In Portuguese

bilimbi

Bracken Planta Fern

7.2.7 In Polish

bilimbi

Bracken Fern roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

Rondo Beardtongue

Pteridium aquilinum Planta

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Pteridophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Filicopsida

8.4 Order

Oxalidales

Polypodiales

8.5 Family

Oxalidaceae

Dennstaedtiaceae

8.6 Genus

Averrhoa

Pteridium Gleditsch

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

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8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Bilimbi and Bracken Fern

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

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Season and Care of Bilimbi and Bracken Fern

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

Bilimbi and Bracken Fern Physical Information

Bilimbi and Bracken Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Bilimbi height is 38.10 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Bracken Fern height is 60.96 cm and width 91.44 cm. The color specification of Bilimbi and Bracken Fern are as follows:

Bilimbi flower color: Purple, Pink and Lavender
Bilimbi leaf color: Green
Bracken Fern flower color: Not Available
Bracken Fern leaf color: Light Green and Lime Green

Care of Bilimbi and Bracken Fern

Care of Bilimbi and Bracken Fern include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bilimbi pruning is done cut main trunk every 5 years, Prune after flowering, Prune central stem, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Bracken Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Bilimbi needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Bracken Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.