Bracken

Giant Silvergrass

About Bracken and Giant Silvergrass

Bracken

Giant Silvergrass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fern

Grass

1.3 Origin

World, Pandemic

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Not available

Not Avaialble

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Woodland Garden

Lake Sides, savannahs

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available5-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

9 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

1a, 1b, 2a, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Thicket/Colonizing

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm240.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.00 cm120.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gold, Brown

Green, Purple, Burgundy, Bronze

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Strap shaped

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Full Sun

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, From Rhizomes, Spores

Rhizome division

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

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, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Caterpillars

No serious insect or disease problems

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Full Sun

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Not Available

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

Crickets

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

bank hedging, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Anthelmintic, Antiemetic, Antiseptic, Diuretic, Poultice, Tonic

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Adhesive, Basketary, Repellent, Used as a dye, Used in biomass

Screen, Used as Biofuel, Used for making hedge

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Groundcover

Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Pteridium aquilinum

MISCANTHUS Giganteus

7.2 Common Name

Bracken, brake, common bracken

Giant Silvergrass

7.2.1 In Hindi

bracken

Giant Silvergrass

7.2.2 In German

Adlerfarn

Riesenschilf

7.2.3 In French

fougère

géant silvergrass

7.2.4 In Spanish

helecho

Giant Silvergrass

7.2.5 In Greek

φτέρη

Giant Silvergrass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

samambaia

Silvergrass gigante

7.2.7 In Polish

orlica

Giant Silvergrass

7.2.8 In Latin

bracken

Giant Silvergrass

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Pteridophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Filicopsida

Lilopsida

8.4 Order

Polypodiales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Dennstaedtiaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Pteridium

Miscanthus

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Andropogoneae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Panicoideae

8.10 Number of Species

11NA

1 27800

Properties of Bracken and Giant Silvergrass

Wondering what are the properties of Bracken and Giant Silvergrass? We provide you with everything About Bracken and Giant Silvergrass. Bracken doesn't have thorns and Giant Silvergrass doesn't have thorns. Also Bracken does not have fragrant flowers. Bracken has allergic reactions like Not Available and Giant Silvergrass has allergic reactions like Not Available. 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 Bracken and Giant Silvergrass and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bracken and Giant Silvergrass

Season and care of Bracken and Giant Silvergrass is important to know. While considering everything about Bracken and Giant Silvergrass Care, growing season is an essential factor. Bracken season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Giant Silvergrass season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Bracken is Loam, Sand and for Giant Silvergrass is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Bracken is Acidic, Neutral and for Giant Silvergrass is Acidic, Neutral.

Bracken and Giant Silvergrass Physical Information

Bracken and Giant Silvergrass physical information is very important for comparison. Bracken height is 30.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Giant Silvergrass height is 240.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Bracken and Giant Silvergrass are as follows:

Bracken flower color: Not Available
Bracken leaf color: Green and Light Green
Giant Silvergrass flower color: Not Available
Giant Silvergrass leaf color: Green

Care of Bracken and Giant Silvergrass

Care of Bracken and Giant Silvergrass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bracken pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Giant Silvergrass pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Bracken needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Giant Silvergrass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.