Boston Fern

Mashua

About Boston Fern and Mashua

Boston Fern

Mashua

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Fern

Flowering Plants, Vegetable

1.3 Origin

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

Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America

1.4 Types

Nephrolepis biserrata, Nephrolepis cordifolia, Nephrolepis multiflora

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: 67 (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

Forests, Humid climates, Swamps

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1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-15

8-10

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

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1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 23, 24

not available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Not Available

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

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90.00 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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180.00 cm

Rank: 70 (Overall)▶

30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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About Evening Primrose

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Pink, Red, White

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

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Irregular

Trumpet

2.4 Thorns

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8% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Fall, Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Shade, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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60% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison

From Rhizomes

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering

Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Does not require 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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Shade, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Mosaic viruses

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Not Available

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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93% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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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34% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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30% Annual Plants 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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50% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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15% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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22% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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17% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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97% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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40% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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3% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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2% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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6% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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29% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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71% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Erythema, Periungual swelling, Scaling, Vesicles

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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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76% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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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6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Air freshner, Used as Ornamental plant

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6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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41% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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31% Annual Plants 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 Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

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

Foundation

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

NEPHROLEPIS exaltata 'Bostoniensis'

TROPAEOLUM tuberosum

7.2 Common Name

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

Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium

7.2.1 In Hindi

बोस्टन फर्न पौधा

Tuberous Nasturtium

7.2.2 In German

Boston Fern Pflanze

Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse

7.2.3 In French

Boston Fern Plante

Capucine tubéreuse

7.2.4 In Spanish

helecho de Boston Planta

tuberosa capuchina

7.2.5 In Greek

Βοστώνη Fern Φυτό

Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Boston Fern Plantar

tuberosa chagas

7.2.7 In Polish

Boston paproci Roślina

bulwiaste Nasturcja

7.2.8 In Latin

Boston Fern planta

Morbus nasturtium

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Pteridophyta

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8.3 Class

Filicopsida

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8.4 Order

Polypodiales

Brassicales

8.5 Family

Dryopteridaceae

Tropaeolaceae

8.6 Genus

Nephrolepis Schott

Tropaeolum

8.7 Clade

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Boston Fern and Mashua

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

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Season and Care of Boston Fern and Mashua

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

Boston Fern and Mashua Physical Information

Boston Fern and Mashua physical information is very important for comparison. Boston Fern height is 90.00 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Mashua height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Boston Fern and Mashua are as follows:

Boston Fern flower color: Not Available
Boston Fern leaf color: Green
Mashua flower color: Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose and Yellow
Mashua leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Boston Fern and Mashua

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