About Bracken

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Fern

Origin

World, Pandemic

Types

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Woodland Garden

USDA Hardiness Zone

-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

Sunset Zone

Habit

Thicket/Colonizing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.00 cm

Rank: 96 (Overall)

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Gold, Brown

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Strap shaped

Thorns

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No - Fern Garden Plants has it !

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Very 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

Drought, Full Sun

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, From Rhizomes, Spores

Plant Maintenance

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering

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, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium

Pests and Diseases

Caterpillars

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Full Sun

Facts

Flowers

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

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

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

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, Tonic

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root

Other Uses

Adhesive, Basketary, Repellent, Used as a dye, 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, brake, common bracken

In Hindi

bracken

In German

Adlerfarn

In French

fougère

In Spanish

helecho

In Greek

φτέρη

In Portuguese

samambaia

In Polish

orlica

In Latin

bracken

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Pteridophyta

Class

Filicopsida

Order

Polypodiales

Family

Dennstaedtiaceae

Genus

Pteridium

Clade

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

Rank: 100 (Overall)

1 27800

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Properties of Bracken

Want to know the properties of Bracken? 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 is a 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 . Bracken Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Anthelmintic, Antiemetic, Antiseptic, Diuretic, Poultice 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 Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Bracken. 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 physical information is as follows: 30.00 cm tall and 60.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Strap shaped. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color:

Leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Bracken

Taking Bracken 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 include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial shade for its proper growth.

Season and care of Bracken

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Bracken is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Bracken is a very important plant from Fern. There are 2 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: -. This plant's habitat is Woodland Garden and it comes in the hardiness zone . 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.