Brake Fern

Christmas Fern

About Brake Fern and Christmas Fern

Brake Fern

Christmas Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fern

1.3 Origin

Central America, South America, Eastern Africa, Middle Africa, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia

North America, Northeastern United States

1.4 Types

Pteris aberrans, Pteris abyssinica, Pteris actiniopteroides

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

280NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates, Subtropical forests, Tropical regions

Boggy areas, By seashore, Coastal Regions, Moist woods, Swamps

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-113-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 24

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

90.00 cm30.50 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.00 cm45.70 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

White, Green, Silver

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

White, Green, Silver

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

White, Green, Silver

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

White, Green, Silver

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Shade, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought, Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

By dividing rhizomes, tubers, Spores

Divison, Spores

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply

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

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Shade, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial shade

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

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Not Available

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Birds, Butterflies

Insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Avoid during Pregnancy, coma, Eye irritation, weakness

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Nutrients

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Air freshner, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PTERIS argyraea

POLYSTICHUM acrostichoides

7.2 Common Name

Brake Fern

Not Available

7.2.1 In Hindi

Brake Fern Plant

Christmas Fern

7.2.2 In German

Brems Farnanlage

Christmas Fern

7.2.3 In French

Brake Fern Plante

polystic faux-acrostic

7.2.4 In Spanish

Planta del helecho del freno

Christmas Fern

7.2.5 In Greek

Φρένο Fern Plant

Christmas Fern

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Brake Planta Fern

Christmas Fern

7.2.7 In Polish

Hamulec Fern roślin

Christmas Fern

7.2.8 In Latin

Fregit Fern Plant Families

Christmas Fern

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Filicinophyta

8.3 Class

Polypodiopsida

Filicopsida

8.4 Order

Polypodiales

Filicales

8.5 Family

Pteridaceae

Dryopteridaceae

8.6 Genus

Pteris

Polystichum

8.7 Clade

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Pteridoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

280NA

1 27800

Properties of Brake Fern and Christmas Fern

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

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Season and Care of Brake Fern and Christmas Fern

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

Brake Fern and Christmas Fern Physical Information

Brake Fern and Christmas Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Brake Fern height is 90.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Christmas Fern height is 30.50 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Brake Fern and Christmas Fern are as follows:

Brake Fern flower color: Not Available
Brake Fern leaf color: White, Green and Silver
Christmas Fern flower color: Not Available
Christmas Fern leaf color: Green

Care of Brake Fern and Christmas Fern

Care of Brake Fern and Christmas Fern include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Brake Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Christmas Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Brake Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Christmas Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.