About Bracken Fern

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Fern

Origin

World, Pandemic

Types

Pteridium arachnoideum, Pteridium caudatum, Pteridium centrali-africanum

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

meadows, Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-12

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

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

Habit

Thicket/Colonizing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.96 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

0 3900

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Minimum Width

91.44 cm

Rank: 82 (Overall)

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Lime Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Gold, Brown

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Thorns

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No - Fern Garden Plants has it !

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Repeat Bloomer

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No - Fern Garden Plants has it !

Tolerances

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Spores

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Medium

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Facts

Flowers

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No - Fern Garden Plants has it !

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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No - Fern Garden Plants has it !

Edible Fruit

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No - Fern Garden Plants has it !

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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No - Fern Garden Plants has it !

Fragrant Fruit

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No - Fern Garden Plants has it !

Fragrant Leaf

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2% - Fern Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No - Fern Garden Plants has it !

Showy Foliage

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98% - Fern Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

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2% - Fern Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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5% - Fern Garden Plants

Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

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25% - Fern Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Insects

Allergy

Carcinogenic, Stomach cancers

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Edible Uses

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64% - Fern Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root

Other Uses

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

Used As Indoor Plant

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41% - Fern Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Fern Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Groundcover

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PTERIDIUM aquilinum

Common Name

Bracken, Western brackenfern, Decomposition brackenfern, Hairy brackenfern

In Hindi

Bracken Fern Plant

In German

Bracken Fern Pflanze

In French

Bracken Fern Plante

In Spanish

Planta de helecho

In Greek

Bracken Fern Plant

In Portuguese

Bracken Planta Fern

In Polish

Bracken Fern roślin

In Latin

Pteridium aquilinum Planta

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Pteridophyta

Class

Filicopsida

Order

Polypodiales

Family

Dennstaedtiaceae

Genus

Pteridium Gleditsch

Clade

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

190

Rank: 76 (Overall)

1 27800

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Properties of Bracken Fern

Want to know the properties of Bracken Fern? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Bracken Fern is a non flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Carcinogenic and Stomach cancers. Bracken Fern Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Anthelmintic, Antiemetic, Antiseptic, Diuretic, Poultice, Refrigerant and Tonic

Part of plant used: Leaves and Root

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Bracken Fern Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Bracken Fern. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Bracken Fern physical information is as follows: 60.96 cm tall and 91.44 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Pinnate. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color:

Leaf color: Light Green and Lime Green

Care of Bracken Fern

Taking Bracken Fern Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Bracken Fern include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Bracken Fern

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Bracken Fern is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Bracken Fern is a very important plant from Fern. There are 1 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Pteridium arachnoideum, Pteridium caudatum, Pteridium centrali-africanum. This plant's habitat is meadows, Shady Edge and Woodland Garden Dappled Shade and it comes in the hardiness zone 3-12. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.