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About Bracken Fern and Sunflower

1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Annual
1.2 Type
Fern
Flowering Plants
1.3 Origin
World, Pandemic
North America
1.4 Types
Pteridium arachnoideum, Pteridium caudatum, Pteridium centrali-africanum
Helianthus annuus, Heliantheae,
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
About Rice Plant
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
40
Rank: 59 (Overall)
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1.5 Habitat
meadows, Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade
Dry areas, Open areas, Prairies
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
3-12
3-10
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
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
About American ..
60.96 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
8.50 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
About Flowering..
91.44 cm
Rank: 82 (Overall)
2.46 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Not Available
Brown, Yellow
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Brown
Black, Chocolate, Ivory
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Lime Green
Dark Green, Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Gold, Brown
Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Oval
2.4 Thorns
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
15% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Bright direct sunlight
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Dry, Light, Well drained
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
46% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
3.3 Tolerances
Not Available
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Divison, Spores
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Medium
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
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, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Dry, Light, Well drained
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Bright direct sunlight
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Prune ocassionally, Requires little pruning
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Alternaria leaf blight, Apical chlorosis, Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Botrytis head rot, Charcoal rot, Crown gall, Downy mildew, Erwinia stalk rot, Fusarium stalk rot, Fusarium wilt, head rot, Phialophora yellows, Stem spot
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Not Available
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
98% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
29% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
9% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
55% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
7% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
3% Fern Garden Plants have it !
14% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
10% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.4 Showy Foliage
97% Fern Garden Plants have it !
52% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.5 Showy Bark
3% Fern Garden Plants have it !
11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.6 Foliage Texture
Medium
Coarse
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.9 Invasive
Sometimes
6% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.10 Self-Sowing
29% Fern Garden Plants have it !
50% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.11 Attracts
Insects
Birds, Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Carcinogenic, Stomach cancers
Runny nose, Red eyes, Watery eyes, Sore eyes, Itchy eyes
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Good for skin
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
64% Fern Garden Plants have it !
62% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
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
Pulmonary afflictions
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
Flowers, Seeds, Stem
6.2.3 Other Uses
Adhesive, Basketary, Used as a dye, Used for making soaps, Used in biomass
As Fertilizers, Economic Purpose, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for producing cooking oil
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
41% Fern Garden Plants have it !
39% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
All Fern Garden Plants have it !
All Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
6.5 Garden Design
Groundcover
Bedding Plant, Bonsai, Container, Edging, Edible, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Vegetable
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
PTERIDIUM aquilinum
Helianths Annuus
7.2 Common Name
Bracken, Western brackenfern, Decomposition brackenfern, Hairy brackenfern
Sunflower
7.2.1 In Hindi
Bracken Fern Plant
Sūrajamukhī
7.2.2 In German
Bracken Fern Pflanze
Sonnenblume
7.2.3 In French
Bracken Fern Plante
Tournesol
7.2.4 In Spanish
Planta de helecho
Girasol
7.2.5 In Greek
Bracken Fern Plant
ηλιοτρόπιο
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Bracken Planta Fern
Girassol
7.2.7 In Polish
Bracken Fern roślin
słonecznik
7.2.8 In Latin
Pteridium aquilinum Planta
Helianthus
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Pteridophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Filicopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Polypodiales
Asterales
8.5 Family
Dennstaedtiaceae
Asteraceae
8.6 Genus
Pteridium Gleditsch
Heilanthus
8.7 Clade
Not Available
Not Available
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Heliantheae
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Helianthodeae
8.10 Number of Species
About Orchid
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
70
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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Properties of Bracken Fern and Sunflower

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

Season and Care of Bracken Fern and Sunflower

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

Bracken Fern and Sunflower Physical Information

Bracken Fern and Sunflower physical information is very important for comparison. Bracken Fern height is 60.96 cm and width 91.44 cm whereas Sunflower height is 8.50 cm and width 2.46 cm. The color specification of Bracken Fern and Sunflower are as follows:

  • Bracken Fern flower color: Not Available

  • Bracken Fern leaf color: Light Green and Lime Green

  • Sunflower flower color: Brown and Yellow

  • Sunflower leaf color: Dark Green and Green

Care of Bracken Fern and Sunflower

Care of Bracken Fern and Sunflower 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 Sunflower pruning is done Prune ocassionally and Requires little pruning. In summer Bracken Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sunflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.