Bracken Fern

Squirrel's Foot Fern

About Bracken Fern and Squirrel's Foot Fern

Bracken Fern

Squirrel's Foot Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fern

1.3 Origin

World, Pandemic

Southeastern Asia

1.4 Types

Pteridium arachnoideum, Pteridium caudatum, Pteridium centrali-africanum

Bigleaf hydrangea, Hortensia, Smooth hydrangea, Oakleaf hydrangea, Annabelle

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA100

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

meadows, Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade

Forest edges, Hillside, Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-129-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12*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

H1, H2, 17, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Thicket/Colonizing

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.96 cm6.56 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

91.44 cm10.50 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Blue, Dark Purple, Light Purple, Red, White

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, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Gold, Brown

Green, Light Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Oblovate

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

Partial shade, Full Shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Spores

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Medium

Not Available

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Average Water

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Partial shade, Full Shade

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

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

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

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Insects

Bees, Flies

5.12 Allergy

Carcinogenic, Stomach cancers

Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Not Available

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

Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root

Flowers, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Not Available

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, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PTERIDIUM aquilinum

DAVALLIA trichomanoides

7.2 Common Name

Bracken, Western brackenfern, Decomposition brackenfern, Hairy brackenfern

Squirrel's Foot Fern

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bracken Fern Plant

Hydrangea

7.2.2 In German

Bracken Fern Pflanze

Hortensie

7.2.3 In French

Bracken Fern Plante

Hortensia

7.2.4 In Spanish

Planta de helecho

Hortensia

7.2.5 In Greek

Bracken Fern Plant

υδραγεία

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Bracken Planta Fern

Hortênsia

7.2.7 In Polish

Bracken Fern roślin

Hortensja

7.2.8 In Latin

Pteridium aquilinum Planta

Hibiscus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Pteridophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Filicopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Polypodiales

Not Available

8.5 Family

Dennstaedtiaceae

Davalliaceae

8.6 Genus

Pteridium Gleditsch

Not Available

8.7 Clade

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Bracken Fern and Squirrel's Foot Fern

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

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Season and Care of Bracken Fern and Squirrel's Foot Fern

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

Bracken Fern and Squirrel's Foot Fern Physical Information

Bracken Fern and Squirrel's Foot Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Bracken Fern height is 60.96 cm and width 91.44 cm whereas Squirrel's Foot Fern height is 6.56 cm and width 10.50 cm. The color specification of Bracken Fern and Squirrel's Foot Fern are as follows:

Bracken Fern flower color: Not Available
Bracken Fern leaf color: Light Green and Lime Green
Squirrel's Foot Fern flower color: Blue, Dark Purple, Light Purple, Red and White
Squirrel's Foot Fern leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Bracken Fern and Squirrel's Foot Fern

Care of Bracken Fern and Squirrel's Foot Fern 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 Squirrel's Foot Fern 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 Squirrel's Foot Fern needs Average Water and in winter, it needs Average Water.