Bracken Fern

Chionodoxa

About Bracken Fern and Chionodoxa

Bracken Fern

Chionodoxa

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fern

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

World, Pandemic

Mediterranean, Turkey

1.4 Types

Pteridium arachnoideum, Pteridium caudatum, Pteridium centrali-africanum

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

meadows, Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade

meadows, Terrestrial

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-123-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

9-1

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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Thicket/Colonizing

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.96 cm10.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

91.44 cm5.10 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

White, Blue, Pink, Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Lime Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Gold, Brown

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

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

Early Spring, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Spores

From bulbs, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Medium

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Do not water frequently, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never 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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Not Available

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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

Insects

Bees, Flying insects

5.12 Allergy

Carcinogenic, Stomach cancers

Skin rash

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Beautification, Bouquets, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

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, Refrigerant, Tonic

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, 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

Alpine, Container, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PTERIDIUM aquilinum

CHIONODOXA

7.2 Common Name

Bracken, Western brackenfern, Decomposition brackenfern, Hairy brackenfern

Chionodoxa, Glory-of-the-Snow

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bracken Fern Plant

Chionodoxa

7.2.2 In German

Bracken Fern Pflanze

Chionodoxa

7.2.3 In French

Bracken Fern Plante

Chionodoxa

7.2.4 In Spanish

Planta de helecho

Chionodoxa

7.2.5 In Greek

Bracken Fern Plant

Chionodoxa

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Bracken Planta Fern

Chionodoxa

7.2.7 In Polish

Bracken Fern roślin

Chionodoxa

7.2.8 In Latin

Pteridium aquilinum Planta

Chionodoxa

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Pteridophyta

Platyhelminthes

8.3 Class

Filicopsida

Cestoda

8.4 Order

Polypodiales

Liliales

8.5 Family

Dennstaedtiaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Pteridium Gleditsch

Chionodoxa

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA6

1 27800

Properties of Bracken Fern and Chionodoxa

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

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Season and Care of Bracken Fern and Chionodoxa

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

Bracken Fern and Chionodoxa Physical Information

Bracken Fern and Chionodoxa physical information is very important for comparison. Bracken Fern height is 60.96 cm and width 91.44 cm whereas Chionodoxa height is 10.20 cm and width 5.10 cm. The color specification of Bracken Fern and Chionodoxa are as follows:

Bracken Fern flower color: Not Available
Bracken Fern leaf color: Light Green and Lime Green
Chionodoxa flower color: White, Blue, Pink and Violet
Chionodoxa leaf color: Green

Care of Bracken Fern and Chionodoxa

Care of Bracken Fern and Chionodoxa 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 Chionodoxa pruning is done 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 Chionodoxa needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.