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Bracken Fern
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About Bracken Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fern

1.3 Origin

World, Pandemic

1.4 Types

Pteridium arachnoideum, Pteridium caudatum, Pteridium centrali-africanum

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
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1.5 Habitat

meadows, Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-12
Bamboo
0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

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

1.9 Habit

Thicket/Colonizing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.96 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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2.1.2 Minimum Width

91.44 cm
Rank: 82 (Overall)
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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Lime Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Gold, Brown

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

No - Fern Garden Plants has it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

No - Fern Garden Plants has it !

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Spores

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Medium

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Not Available

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

No - Fern Garden Plants has it !

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

No - Fern Garden Plants has it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

No - Fern Garden Plants has it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

No - Fern Garden Plants has it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

No - Fern Garden Plants has it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

3% - Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

No - Fern Garden Plants has it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

97% - Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

3% - Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

No - Fern Garden Plants has it !

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

29% - Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Insects

5.12 Allergy

Carcinogenic, Stomach cancers

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

6.1.3 Edible Uses

64% - Fern Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

41% - Fern Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

All - Fern Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Groundcover

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PTERIDIUM aquilinum

7.2 Common Name

Bracken, Western brackenfern, Decomposition brackenfern, Hairy brackenfern

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bracken Fern Plant

7.2.2 In German

Bracken Fern Pflanze

7.2.3 In French

Bracken Fern Plante

7.2.4 In Spanish

Planta de helecho

7.2.5 In Greek

Bracken Fern Plant

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Bracken Planta Fern

7.2.7 In Polish

Bracken Fern roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

Pteridium aquilinum Planta

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Pteridophyta

8.3 Class

Filicopsida

8.4 Order

Polypodiales

8.5 Family

Dennstaedtiaceae

8.6 Genus

Pteridium Gleditsch

8.7 Clade

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
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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: Not Available
  • 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 . There are Not Available 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.