Life Span
Perennial
Type
Fern
Origin
Mexico, Central America, South America, Brazil, Africa, Middle Africa, Polynesia
Types
Nephrolepis biserrata, Nephrolepis cordifolia, Nephrolepis multiflora
Number of Varieties
30
Rank: 87 (Overall)
0
40000
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Habitat
Forests, Humid climates, Swamps
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
180.00 cm
Rank: 70 (Overall)
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Irregular
Thorns
✔
✘
No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Shade, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Bloom Time
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
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No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Tolerances
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Shade, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
-
Flowers
✔
✘
No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
2% - Fern Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
98% - Fern Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
✔
✘
2% - Fern Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
5% - Fern Garden Plants
Invasive
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
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25% - Fern Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Allergy
Erythema, Periungual swelling, Scaling, Vesicles
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
Insignificant
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Indoor Air Purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Other Uses
Air freshner, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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41% - Fern Garden Plants have it !
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Fern Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Container, Edging, Foundation, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
NEPHROLEPIS exaltata 'Bostoniensis'
Common Name
Boston swordfern, Wild Boston fern, Tuber ladder fern, Fishbone fern
In Hindi
बोस्टन फर्न
पौधा
In German
Boston Fern
Pflanze
In French
Boston Fern
Plante
In Spanish
helecho de Boston
Planta
In Greek
Βοστώνη Fern
Φυτό
In Portuguese
Boston Fern
Plantar
In Polish
Boston paproci
Roślina
In Latin
Boston Fern
planta
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Pteridophyta
Class
Filicopsida
Order
Polypodiales
Family
Dryopteridaceae
Genus
Nephrolepis Schott
Clade
-
Tribe
-
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
30
Rank: 100 (Overall)
1
27800
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