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About Boston Fern

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1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Fern
1.3 Origin
Mexico, Central America, South America, Brazil, Africa, Middle Africa, Polynesia
1.4 Types
Nephrolepis biserrata, Nephrolepis cordifolia, Nephrolepis multiflora
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
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30
Rank: 67 (Overall)
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1.5 Habitat
Forests, Humid climates, Swamps
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
10-15
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12-1
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
About American ..
90.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
About Flowering..
180.00 cm
Rank: 70 (Overall)
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2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Not Available
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
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
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Irregular
2.4 Thorns
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Shade, Partial shade
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
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
3.3 Tolerances
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Divison
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Requires regular 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
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Shade, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Not Available
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
3% Fern Garden Plants have it !
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
5.4 Showy Foliage
97% Fern Garden Plants have it !
5.5 Showy Bark
3% Fern Garden Plants have it !
5.6 Foliage Texture
Medium
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Not Available
5.8 Evergreen
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
5.9 Invasive
Sometimes
5.10 Self-Sowing
29% Fern Garden Plants have it !
5.11 Attracts
Hummingbirds
5.12 Allergy
Erythema, Periungual swelling, Scaling, Vesicles
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
Insignificant
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Indoor Air Purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Not Available
6.2.3 Other Uses
Air freshner, Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
41% Fern Garden Plants have it !
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
All Fern Garden Plants have it !
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Edging, Foundation, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
NEPHROLEPIS exaltata 'Bostoniensis'
7.2 Common Name
Boston swordfern, Wild Boston fern, Tuber ladder fern, Fishbone fern
7.2.1 In Hindi
बोस्टन फर्न पौधा
7.2.2 In German
Boston Fern Pflanze
7.2.3 In French
Boston Fern Plante
7.2.4 In Spanish
helecho de Boston Planta
7.2.5 In Greek
Βοστώνη Fern Φυτό
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Boston Fern Plantar
7.2.7 In Polish
Boston paproci Roślina
7.2.8 In Latin
Boston Fern planta
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Pteridophyta
8.3 Class
Filicopsida
8.4 Order
Polypodiales
8.5 Family
Dryopteridaceae
8.6 Genus
Nephrolepis Schott
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

Want to know the properties of Boston Fern? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Boston Fern is a non flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Erythema, Periungual swelling, Scaling and Vesicles. Boston Fern Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use: Not Available

  • Part of plant used: Not Available

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Boston Fern Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Boston Fern. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Boston Fern physical information is as follows: 90.00 cm tall and 180.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Irregular. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color: Not Available
  • Leaf color: Green

Care of Boston Fern

Taking Boston Fern Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Boston Fern include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Shade, Partial shade for its proper growth.

Season and care of Boston Fern

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Boston Fern is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Boston Fern is a very important plant from Fern. There are 30 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Nephrolepis biserrata, Nephrolepis cordifolia, Nephrolepis multiflora. This plant's habitat is Forests, Humid climates and Swamps and it comes in the hardiness zone 10-15. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.

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