Boston Fern

Carambola

About Boston Fern and Carambola

Boston Fern

Carambola

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fern

Fruit

1.3 Origin

Mexico, Central America, South America, Brazil, Africa, Middle Africa, Polynesia

Southeastern Asia

1.4 Types

Nephrolepis biserrata, Nephrolepis cordifolia, Nephrolepis multiflora

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

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About Elderberry

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Forests, Humid climates, Swamps

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-15

10-14

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

11-5

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 23, 24

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

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90.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

610.00 cm

Rank: 53 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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180.00 cm

Rank: 70 (Overall)▶

610.00 cm

Rank: 34 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Pink, Rose, Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Yellow, Orange, Light Yellow, Lemon yellow, Yellow green, Gold

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Irregular

Oblovate

2.4 Thorns

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24% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Shade, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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34% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Frost

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering

Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Shade, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Fertilize every year

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Not Available

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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84% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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95% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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61% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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65% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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14% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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97% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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1% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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29% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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49% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds

Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Erythema, Periungual swelling, Scaling, Vesicles

Kidney Stone

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

Insignificant

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Indoor Air Purification

Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Anti-oxidant, Antioxidants, High blood pressure, Nutrients

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Fruits, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Air freshner, Used as Ornamental plant

Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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41% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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18% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Fern Garden Plants have it !

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All Fruits Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Edging, Foundation, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Tropical

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

NEPHROLEPIS exaltata 'Bostoniensis'

AVERRHOA carambola

7.2 Common Name

Boston swordfern, Wild Boston fern, Tuber ladder fern, Fishbone fern

Carambola, Starfruit

7.2.1 In Hindi

बोस्टन फर्न पौधा

carambola पेड़

7.2.2 In German

Boston Fern Pflanze

Sternfrucht Baum

7.2.3 In French

Boston Fern Plante

arbre carambole

7.2.4 In Spanish

helecho de Boston Planta

árbol de carambola

7.2.5 In Greek

Βοστώνη Fern Φυτό

carambola δέντρο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Boston Fern Plantar

árvore de carambola

7.2.7 In Polish

Boston paproci Roślina

karambola drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

Boston Fern planta

carambola ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Pteridophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Filicopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Polypodiales

Oxalidales

8.5 Family

Dryopteridaceae

Oxalidaceae

8.6 Genus

Nephrolepis Schott

Averrhoa

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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180

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Properties of Boston Fern and Carambola

Wondering what are the properties of Boston Fern and Carambola? We provide you with everything About Boston Fern and Carambola. Boston Fern doesn't have thorns and Carambola doesn't have thorns. Also Boston Fern does not have fragrant flowers. Boston Fern has allergic reactions like Erythema, Periungual swelling, Scaling and Vesicles and Carambola has allergic reactions like Erythema, Periungual swelling, Scaling and Vesicles. 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 Boston Fern and Carambola and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Boston Fern and Carambola

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

Boston Fern and Carambola Physical Information

Boston Fern and Carambola physical information is very important for comparison. Boston Fern height is 90.00 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Carambola height is 610.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Boston Fern and Carambola are as follows:

Boston Fern flower color: Not Available
Boston Fern leaf color: Green
Carambola flower color: Pink, Rose and Violet
Carambola leaf color: Green

Care of Boston Fern and Carambola

Care of Boston Fern and Carambola include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Boston Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Carambola pruning is done Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. In summer Boston Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Carambola needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.