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About Bracken Fern and Leatherleaf

1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Annual
1.2 Type
Fern
Fern
1.3 Origin
World, Pandemic
South America, Southern Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand
1.4 Types
Pteridium arachnoideum, Pteridium caudatum, Pteridium centrali-africanum
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1.4.1 Number of Varieties
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1.5 Habitat
meadows, Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade
Bog Garden, Boggy areas, Swamps
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
3-12
8-11
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12-1
12-8
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
H1, H2, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
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60.96 cm
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
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2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Not Available
Non Flowering Plant
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
Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Gold, Brown
Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Dark Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Odd Pinnate
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
Full Shade, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
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Fall, Spring, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
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4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Divison, Spores
By dividing rhizomes, tubers
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Medium
Requires regular watering
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
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Shade, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Prune for size control
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Does not require fertilizer once established
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Pests and diseases free, Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
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Shade areas, Variety of soil types
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
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
Medium
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
5.10 Self-Sowing
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5.11 Attracts
Insects
Aphids, Deers, Scale Insects
5.12 Allergy
Carcinogenic, Stomach cancers
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6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Borders, Formal Garden, Ground Cover
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Good for skin
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6.1.3 Edible Uses
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Anthelmintic, Antiemetic, Antiseptic, Diuretic, Poultice, Refrigerant, Tonic
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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
useful as a ground cover
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, Foundation, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
PTERIDIUM aquilinum
RUMOHRA adiantiformis
7.2 Common Name
Bracken, Western brackenfern, Decomposition brackenfern, Hairy brackenfern
leatherleaf fern leathery shieldfern iron fern 7-weeks-fern climbing shield fern
7.2.1 In Hindi
Bracken Fern Plant
leatherleaf
7.2.2 In German
Bracken Fern Pflanze
Leatherleaf
7.2.3 In French
Bracken Fern Plante
Leatherleaf
7.2.4 In Spanish
Planta de helecho
leatherleaf
7.2.5 In Greek
Bracken Fern Plant
Leatherleaf
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Bracken Planta Fern
leatherleaf
7.2.7 In Polish
Bracken Fern roΕ›lin
Leatherleaf
7.2.8 In Latin
Pteridium aquilinum Planta
Leatherleaf
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Pteridophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Filicopsida
Polypodiopsida
8.4 Order
Polypodiales
Polypodiales
8.5 Family
Dennstaedtiaceae
Dryopteridaceae
8.6 Genus
Pteridium Gleditsch
Rumohra
8.7 Clade
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8.8 Tribe
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8.9 Subfamily
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8.10 Number of Species
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Properties of Bracken Fern and Leatherleaf

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

Season and Care of Bracken Fern and Leatherleaf

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

Bracken Fern and Leatherleaf Physical Information

Bracken Fern and Leatherleaf physical information is very important for comparison. Bracken Fern height is 60.96 cm and width 91.44 cm whereas Leatherleaf height is 45.70 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Bracken Fern and Leatherleaf are as follows:

  • Bracken Fern flower color: Not Available

  • Bracken Fern leaf color: Light Green and Lime Green

  • Leatherleaf flower color: Non Flowering Plant

  • Leatherleaf leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Bracken Fern and Leatherleaf

Care of Bracken Fern and Leatherleaf 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 Leatherleaf pruning is done Prune for size control. In summer Bracken Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Leatherleaf needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.