Bracken Fern

Talus Slope Penstemon

About Bracken Fern and Talus Slope Penstemon

Bracken Fern

Talus Slope Penstemon

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fern

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

World, Pandemic

Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, North-Central United States, Central United States

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

Fields, open Woodlands, Wood Margins

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-123-8

0 99

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, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Thicket/Colonizing

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.96 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

91.44 cm30.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

White, Light Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Lime Green

Dark Red

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Red

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Gold, Brown

Dark Red

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Lance-shaped to oblong

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Spores

Root Division, Seedlings, Softwood cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Complete balanced fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Leaf spot, Root rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Not Available

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Insects

Birds, Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Carcinogenic, Stomach cancers

Mild Allergen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Borders, Wild gardens

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Tooth ache

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root

Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Groundcover

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PTERIDIUM aquilinum

PENSTEMON digitalis 'Husker Red'

7.2 Common Name

Bracken, Western brackenfern, Decomposition brackenfern, Hairy brackenfern

Husker Red Penstemon, Talus Slope Penstemon

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bracken Fern Plant

Talus Slope Penstemon

7.2.2 In German

Bracken Fern Pflanze

Gehängeschutt Penstemon

7.2.3 In French

Bracken Fern Plante

Talus Slope Penstemon

7.2.4 In Spanish

Planta de helecho

Astrágalo pendiente Penstemon

7.2.5 In Greek

Bracken Fern Plant

Αστράγαλος Κλίση Penstemon

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Bracken Planta Fern

Talus Penstemon Slope

7.2.7 In Polish

Bracken Fern roślin

Talus Slope Penstemon

7.2.8 In Latin

Pteridium aquilinum Planta

Talus Clivo Persicaria

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Pteridophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Filicopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Polypodiales

Scrophulariales

8.5 Family

Dennstaedtiaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Pteridium Gleditsch

Penstemon

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Bracken Fern and Talus Slope Penstemon

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

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Season and Care of Bracken Fern and Talus Slope Penstemon

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

Bracken Fern and Talus Slope Penstemon Physical Information

Bracken Fern and Talus Slope Penstemon physical information is very important for comparison. Bracken Fern height is 60.96 cm and width 91.44 cm whereas Talus Slope Penstemon height is 60.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Bracken Fern and Talus Slope Penstemon are as follows:

Bracken Fern flower color: Not Available
Bracken Fern leaf color: Light Green and Lime Green
Talus Slope Penstemon flower color: White and Light Pink
Talus Slope Penstemon leaf color: Dark Red

Care of Bracken Fern and Talus Slope Penstemon

Care of Bracken Fern and Talus Slope Penstemon 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 Talus Slope Penstemon 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 Talus Slope Penstemon needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.