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About Bracken Fern and Hard Fescue

1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Fern
Grass
1.3 Origin
World, Pandemic
Southern Europe
1.4 Types
Pteridium arachnoideum, Pteridium caudatum, Pteridium centrali-africanum
Fine leaved sheep's fescue
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
About Rice Plant
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
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1.5 Habitat
meadows, Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade
Mountain Slopes, Pastures
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
3-12
4-8
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12-1
8 - 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
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 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
Spreading
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
About American ..
60.96 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
5.10 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
About Flowering..
91.44 cm
Rank: 82 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
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2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Not Available
Pale White
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Brown
Non Fruiting Plant
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Lime Green
Blue Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Gold, Brown
Blue Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Green, Tan
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Grass like
2.4 Thorns
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
1% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
Not Available
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
17% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
3.3 Tolerances
Not Available
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Divison, Spores
Seedlings, vegetative cuttings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Medium
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Never Over-water
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
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
Prune after flowering, Prune for size control, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Brown patch, Gray leaf blight, Pythium blight, Rust, Zoysia patch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Not Available
Full Sun, Heat And Humidity
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
Insignificant
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
36% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
3% Fern Garden Plants have it !
3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.4 Showy Foliage
97% Fern Garden Plants have it !
66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.5 Showy Bark
3% Fern Garden Plants have it !
10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.6 Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.9 Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
5.10 Self-Sowing
29% Fern Garden Plants have it !
65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.11 Attracts
Insects
Mealybugs, Mites
5.12 Allergy
Carcinogenic, Stomach cancers
Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Ground Cover, Used in parkland
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Good for skin
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
64% Fern Garden Plants have it !
40% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Anthelmintic, Antiemetic, Antiseptic, Diuretic, Poultice, Refrigerant, Tonic
Antispasmodic
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
Whole plant
6.2.3 Other Uses
Adhesive, Basketary, Used as a dye, Used for making soaps, Used in biomass
Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
41% Fern Garden Plants have it !
10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
All Fern Garden Plants have it !
All Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
6.5 Garden Design
Groundcover
Groundcover, Lawns and Turf
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
PTERIDIUM aquilinum
FESTUCA brevipila
7.2 Common Name
Bracken, Western brackenfern, Decomposition brackenfern, Hairy brackenfern
Hard Fescue
7.2.1 In Hindi
Bracken Fern Plant
Hard fescue
7.2.2 In German
Bracken Fern Pflanze
Echter Schaf-Schwingel
7.2.3 In French
Bracken Fern Plante
Hard fescue
7.2.4 In Spanish
Planta de helecho
fétuque ovine
7.2.5 In Greek
Bracken Fern Plant
HARD φεστούκα
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Bracken Planta Fern
Hard fescue
7.2.7 In Polish
Bracken Fern roślin
Hard fescue
7.2.8 In Latin
Pteridium aquilinum Planta
Hard fescue
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Pteridophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Filicopsida
Liliopsida
8.4 Order
Polypodiales
Cyperales
8.5 Family
Dennstaedtiaceae
Poaceae
8.6 Genus
Pteridium Gleditsch
Festuca
8.7 Clade
Not Available
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species
About Orchid
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Rank: N/A (Overall)
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Properties of Bracken Fern and Hard Fescue

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

Season and Care of Bracken Fern and Hard Fescue

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

Bracken Fern and Hard Fescue Physical Information

Bracken Fern and Hard Fescue physical information is very important for comparison. Bracken Fern height is 60.96 cm and width 91.44 cm whereas Hard Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Bracken Fern and Hard Fescue are as follows:

  • Bracken Fern flower color: Not Available

  • Bracken Fern leaf color: Light Green and Lime Green

  • Hard Fescue flower color: Pale White

  • Hard Fescue leaf color: Blue Green

Care of Bracken Fern and Hard Fescue

Care of Bracken Fern and Hard Fescue 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 Hard Fescue pruning is done Prune after flowering, Prune for size control and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Bracken Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Hard Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.