Bracken

Pride of Barbados

About Bracken and Pride of Barbados

Bracken

Pride of Barbados

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Fern

Shrub

1.3 Origin

World, Pandemic

Latin America and the Caribbean

1.4 Types

Not available

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Woodland Garden

Warmer regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available9-12

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

H1, H2, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

1.9 Habit

Thicket/Colonizing

Upright/Erect

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 cm240.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Yellow, Red, Orange

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Multi-Color

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gold, Brown

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Strap shaped

bipinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Full Sun

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, From Rhizomes, Spores

Seedlings

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

Never Over-water, 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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

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

Red blotch

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

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

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

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

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

anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, Bronchitis, Chest pain, Cough, Fever, Kidney Stones, Malaria, Purgative, Sore Eyes, Sore throat

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root

Flowers, Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Medicinal oil, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

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

Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Pteridium aquilinum

CAESALPINIA pulcherrima

7.2 Common Name

Bracken, brake, common bracken

Pride of Barbados

7.2.1 In Hindi

bracken

Pride of Barbados

7.2.2 In German

Adlerfarn

Stolz von Barbados

7.2.3 In French

fougère

Fierté de la Barbade

7.2.4 In Spanish

helecho

Orgullo de Barbados

7.2.5 In Greek

φτέρη

Υπερηφάνεια των Μπαρμπάντος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

samambaia

Offs Pridi Varvias

7.2.7 In Polish

orlica

Pridi offs Varvias

7.2.8 In Latin

bracken

Pridi offs Varvias

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Pteridophyta

Angiosperms

8.3 Class

Filicopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Polypodiales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Dennstaedtiaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Pteridium

Caesalpinia

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

11NA

1 27800

Properties of Bracken and Pride of Barbados

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

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Season and Care of Bracken and Pride of Barbados

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

Bracken and Pride of Barbados Physical Information

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

Bracken flower color: Not Available
Bracken leaf color: Green and Light Green
Pride of Barbados flower color: Yellow, Red and Orange
Pride of Barbados leaf color: Green

Care of Bracken and Pride of Barbados

Care of Bracken and Pride of Barbados include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bracken pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Pride of Barbados 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 Pride of Barbados needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.