Bracken Fern

Bilimbi

About Bracken Fern and Bilimbi

Bracken Fern

Bilimbi

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fern

Flowering Plants, Herbs

1.3 Origin

World, Pandemic

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Pteridium arachnoideum, Pteridium caudatum, Pteridium centrali-africanum

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: 90 (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

meadows, Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade

moist forests, Mountains

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-12

4-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

9-2

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

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

1.9 Habit

Thicket/Colonizing

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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60.96 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

38.10 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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91.44 cm

Rank: 82 (Overall)▶

25.40 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Purple, Pink, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Lime Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Gold, Brown

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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24% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, 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

Late Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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34% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Spores

Cuttings, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Medium

Needs very little 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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

cut main trunk every 5 years, Prune after flowering, Prune central stem, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 5-10-5 amounts, Compost

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Nematodes, Red blotch, Trunk Rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Not Available

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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84% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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95% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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61% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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65% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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14% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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97% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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1% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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29% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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49% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Insects

Butterflies, Leaf Hoppers

5.12 Allergy

Carcinogenic, Stomach cancers

Itchiness, Not Available, Sore Throat

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Beautification

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Anti-ageing, Good Cleanser, Remove blemishes, Removes pimples

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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64% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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All Fruits Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, soil stabilisation

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Anthelmintic, Antiemetic, Antiseptic, Diuretic, Poultice, Refrigerant, Tonic

Cough, Haemorrhages, Laxative, Obesity, Tonic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root

Fruits, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Adhesive, Basketary, Used as a dye, Used for making soaps, Used in biomass

Added to salads, Can be boiled and seasoned, pickled, Culinary use

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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41% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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18% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Fern Garden Plants have it !

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All Fruits Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Groundcover

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PTERIDIUM aquilinum

Averrhoa bilimbi

7.2 Common Name

Bracken, Western brackenfern, Decomposition brackenfern, Hairy brackenfern

Bilimbi, Mimbro

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bracken Fern Plant

Bilimbi

7.2.2 In German

Bracken Fern Pflanze

bilimbi

7.2.3 In French

Bracken Fern Plante

bilimbi

7.2.4 In Spanish

Planta de helecho

bilimbi

7.2.5 In Greek

Bracken Fern Plant

bilimbi

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Bracken Planta Fern

bilimbi

7.2.7 In Polish

Bracken Fern roślin

bilimbi

7.2.8 In Latin

Pteridium aquilinum Planta

Rondo Beardtongue

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Pteridophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Filicopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Polypodiales

Oxalidales

8.5 Family

Dennstaedtiaceae

Oxalidaceae

8.6 Genus

Pteridium Gleditsch

Averrhoa

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Bracken Fern and Bilimbi

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

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Season and Care of Bracken Fern and Bilimbi

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

Bracken Fern and Bilimbi Physical Information

Bracken Fern and Bilimbi physical information is very important for comparison. Bracken Fern height is 60.96 cm and width 91.44 cm whereas Bilimbi height is 38.10 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Bracken Fern and Bilimbi are as follows:

Bracken Fern flower color: Not Available
Bracken Fern leaf color: Light Green and Lime Green
Bilimbi flower color: Purple, Pink and Lavender
Bilimbi leaf color: Green

Care of Bracken Fern and Bilimbi

Care of Bracken Fern and Bilimbi include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bracken Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Bilimbi pruning is done cut main trunk every 5 years, Prune after flowering, Prune central stem, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Bracken Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Bilimbi needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.