Bilimbi

Bracken

About Bilimbi and Bracken

Bilimbi

Bracken

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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

Not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: 90 (Overall)▶

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Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

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About Elderberry

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

moist forests, Mountains

Woodland Garden

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9

Not Available

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-2

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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

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Thicket/Colonizing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

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38.10 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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25.40 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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

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

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Gold, Brown

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Strap shaped

2.4 Thorns

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24% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very 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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34% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Drought, Full Sun

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

Divison, From Rhizomes, Spores

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs very little water

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering

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

Full Sun, Partial shade

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

4.8 Fertilizers

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

Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Nematodes, Red blotch, Trunk Rot

Caterpillars

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Full Sun

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Not Available

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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84% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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95% Fruits 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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61% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Itchiness, Not Available, Sore Throat

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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All Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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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, 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, Repellent, Used as a dye, Used in biomass

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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18% Fruits 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 Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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All Fern Garden Plants have it !

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, brake, common bracken

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bilimbi

bracken

7.2.2 In German

bilimbi

Adlerfarn

7.2.3 In French

bilimbi

fougère

7.2.4 In Spanish

bilimbi

helecho

7.2.5 In Greek

bilimbi

φτέρη

7.2.6 In Portuguese

bilimbi

samambaia

7.2.7 In Polish

bilimbi

orlica

7.2.8 In Latin

Rondo Beardtongue

bracken

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

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

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

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Season and Care of Bilimbi and Bracken

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

Bilimbi and Bracken Physical Information

Bilimbi and Bracken physical information is very important for comparison. Bilimbi height is 38.10 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Bracken height is 30.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Bilimbi and Bracken are as follows:

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

Care of Bilimbi and Bracken

Care of Bilimbi and Bracken 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 pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Bilimbi needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Bracken needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.