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Boston Fern
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About Boston Fern

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What is

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

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

90.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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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 !

Season

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

No - Fern Garden Plants has it !

Tolerances

-

Care

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

-

Facts

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

25% - Fern Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Hummingbirds

Allergy

Erythema, Periungual swelling, Scaling, Vesicles

Benefits

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

41% - Fern Garden Plants have it !

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - Fern Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

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

Classification

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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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 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 . Boston Fern Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use:

  • Part of plant used:

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: tall and wide. Its leaf shape is . Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color:
  • Leaf color:

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 . The watering done in summer is and in winter is . It needs 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 plant. Boston Fern is a very important plant from Fern. There are varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: . This plant's habitat is and it comes in the hardiness zone . 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.