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About Boston Fern and Christmas Fern
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1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Fern
Fern
1.3 Origin
Mexico, Central America, South America, Brazil, Africa, Middle Africa, Polynesia
North America, Northeastern United States
1.4 Types
Nephrolepis biserrata, Nephrolepis cordifolia, Nephrolepis multiflora
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1.4.1 Number of Varieties
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1.5 Habitat
Forests, Humid climates, Swamps
Boggy areas, By seashore, Coastal Regions, Moist woods, Swamps
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
10-15
3-8
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12-1
8-1
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
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90.00 cm
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30.50 cm
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
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180.00 cm
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45.70 cm
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2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Dark Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Irregular
Pinnate
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Shade, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam
Loam
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Average
Average
3.2.6 Bloom Time
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Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
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Drought, Wet Site
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Divison
Divison, Spores
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering
Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam
Loam
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Shade, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
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Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
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None
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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97% Fern Garden Plants have it !
5.5 Showy Bark
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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !
5.6 Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
5.7 Foliage Sheen
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Matte
5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
Sometimes
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5.10 Self-Sowing
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5.11 Attracts
Hummingbirds
Insects
5.12 Allergy
Erythema, Periungual swelling, Scaling, Vesicles
Avoid during Pregnancy, coma, Eye irritation, weakness
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
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6.1.3 Edible Uses
Insignificant
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Indoor Air Purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
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Nutrients
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Not Available
Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Air freshner, Used as Ornamental plant
Air freshner, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used for its medicinal properties
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Container, Edging, Foundation, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Tropical
Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
NEPHROLEPIS exaltata 'Bostoniensis'
POLYSTICHUM acrostichoides
7.2 Common Name
Boston swordfern, Wild Boston fern, Tuber ladder fern, Fishbone fern
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7.2.1 In Hindi
बोस्टन फर्न पौधा
Christmas Fern
7.2.2 In German
Boston Fern Pflanze
Christmas Fern
7.2.3 In French
Boston Fern Plante
polystic faux-acrostic
7.2.4 In Spanish
helecho de Boston Planta
Christmas Fern
7.2.5 In Greek
Βοστώνη Fern Φυτό
Christmas Fern
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Boston Fern Plantar
Christmas Fern
7.2.7 In Polish
Boston paproci Roślina
Christmas Fern
7.2.8 In Latin
Boston Fern planta
Christmas Fern
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Pteridophyta
Filicinophyta
8.3 Class
Filicopsida
Filicopsida
8.4 Order
Polypodiales
Filicales
8.5 Family
Dryopteridaceae
Dryopteridaceae
8.6 Genus
Nephrolepis Schott
Polystichum
8.7 Clade
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8.8 Tribe
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8.9 Subfamily
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8.10 Number of Species
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Properties of Boston Fern and Christmas Fern

Wondering what are the properties of Boston Fern and Christmas Fern? We provide you with everything About Boston Fern and Christmas Fern. Boston Fern doesn't have thorns and Christmas Fern 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 Christmas Fern 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 Christmas Fern and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Boston Fern and Christmas Fern

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

Boston Fern and Christmas Fern Physical Information

Boston Fern and Christmas Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Boston Fern height is 90.00 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Christmas Fern height is 30.50 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Boston Fern and Christmas Fern are as follows:

  • Boston Fern flower color: Not Available

  • Boston Fern leaf color: Green

  • Christmas Fern flower color: Not Available

  • Christmas Fern leaf color: Green

Care of Boston Fern and Christmas Fern

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

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