Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Fern
Origin
Southern Europe, Western Europe, Northern Africa
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Types
Hyacinthoides flahaultiana, Hyacinthoides mauritanica, Hyacinthoides reverchonii
Subarctic ladyfern, Asplenium ladyfern, Southern Lady Fern
Number of Varieties
2010
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40000
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Habitat
Parks, wastelands, Waysides, Woodland edges
hedge rows, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-104-8
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
9-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm61.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
15.00 cm45.70 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Blue, Pink, Blue Violet
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Narrow
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring
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Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, From bulbs, Seedlings
Spores
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Requires consistently moist soil
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Shade
Pruning
Pinch Tips, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
High amounts of nutrients, organic fertlizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch, Slugs
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies, pollinators
Butterflies
Allergy
Pollen
Nasal irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Anthelmintic, Diuretic, Poultice
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used for Landscaping
useful as a ground cover
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
HYACINTHOIDES hispanica
Athyrium filix-femina
Common Name
Spanish Bluebell
Ladyfern
In Hindi
Bluebell plant
lady fern
In German
Endymion Pflanze
Wald-Frauenfarn
In French
plante Bluebell
Athyrium filix-femina
In Spanish
planta Bluebell
Athyrium filix-femina
In Greek
φυτό Bluebell
lady fern
In Portuguese
planta Bluebell
lady fern
In Polish
Bluebell roślin
Wietlica samicza
In Latin
Bluebell herba
lady fern
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Pteridophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Polypodiopsida
Order
Liliales
Polypodiales
Family
Liliaceae
Dryopteridaceae
Genus
Hyacinthoides
Athyrium
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Hyacintheae
Physematieae
Subfamily
Scilloideae
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Number of Species
11180
1
27800
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