Bracken Fern

Hippeastrum

About Bracken Fern and Hippeastrum

Bracken Fern

Hippeastrum

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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

Hybrid origin

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

tropical environments

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-128-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

Not Available

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 cm38.10 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

91.44 cm30.10 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

White, Red, Light Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Green, Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Lime Green

Green, Dark 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, Summer, 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

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Deer resistant

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Spores

Divison, From Rhizomes, Tubers

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Medium

Average Water Needs

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

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

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Requires high amount of nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Grasshoppers, Mealybugs, Mites, Red blotch, Slugs, Snails

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Not Available

Deer resistant

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

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

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

Insects

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Carcinogenic, Stomach cancers

poisonous if ingested

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, 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

Not Available

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Not Available

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

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens

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

Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PTERIDIUM aquilinum

HIPPEASTRUM 'Picotee'

7.2 Common Name

Bracken, Western brackenfern, Decomposition brackenfern, Hairy brackenfern

Florist Amaryllis, Hippeastrum, Picotee Hippeastrum

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bracken Fern Plant

HIPPEASTRUM

7.2.2 In German

Bracken Fern Pflanze

HIPPEASTRUM

7.2.3 In French

Bracken Fern Plante

HIPPEASTRUM

7.2.4 In Spanish

Planta de helecho

Hippeastrum

7.2.5 In Greek

Bracken Fern Plant

Hippeastrum

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Bracken Planta Fern

HIPPEASTRUM

7.2.7 In Polish

Bracken Fern roślin

Hippeastrum

7.2.8 In Latin

Pteridium aquilinum Planta

Hippeastrum

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Pteridophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Filicopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Polypodiales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Dennstaedtiaceae

Amaryllidaceae

8.6 Genus

Pteridium Gleditsch

Amaryllis

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Amaryllidoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA90

1 27800

Properties of Bracken Fern and Hippeastrum

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

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Season and Care of Bracken Fern and Hippeastrum

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

Bracken Fern and Hippeastrum Physical Information

Bracken Fern and Hippeastrum physical information is very important for comparison. Bracken Fern height is 60.96 cm and width 91.44 cm whereas Hippeastrum height is 38.10 cm and width 30.10 cm. The color specification of Bracken Fern and Hippeastrum are as follows:

Bracken Fern flower color: Not Available
Bracken Fern leaf color: Light Green and Lime Green
Hippeastrum flower color: White, Red and Light Pink
Hippeastrum leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Bracken Fern and Hippeastrum

Care of Bracken Fern and Hippeastrum 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 Hippeastrum pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, 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 Hippeastrum needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.