Brake Fern

Shallot

About Brake Fern and Shallot

Brake Fern

Shallot

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Fern

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

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

Asia

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

Not Available

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-114-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 24

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 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 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.00 cm10.20 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

White

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, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

White, Green, Silver

Green, Light Green, Chartreuse

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

White, Green, Silver

Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

White, Green, Silver

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Acicular

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Shade, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

By dividing rhizomes, tubers, Spores

Cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Shade, Partial shade

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

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

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

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

Aphids, Beetles

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane, Sinuses

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

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

anti-inflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Hypotensive

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Flowers, Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Cosmetics, Used as a dye

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

Edible, Herb / Vegetable

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PTERIS argyraea

ALLIUM cepa( Aggregatum Group)

7.2 Common Name

Brake Fern

Scallion, Shallot

7.2.1 In Hindi

Brake Fern Plant

Shallot

7.2.2 In German

Brems Farnanlage

Schalotte

7.2.3 In French

Brake Fern Plante

échalote

7.2.4 In Spanish

Planta del helecho del freno

chalote

7.2.5 In Greek

Φρένο Fern Plant

είδος κρεμμυδιού

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Brake Planta Fern

Sallot

7.2.7 In Polish

Hamulec Fern roślin

Sallot

7.2.8 In Latin

Fregit Fern Plant Families

Sallot

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Polypodiopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Polypodiales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Pteridaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Pteris

Allium

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Pteridoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

280750

1 27800

Properties of Brake Fern and Shallot

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

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Season and Care of Brake Fern and Shallot

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

Brake Fern and Shallot Physical Information

Brake Fern and Shallot physical information is very important for comparison. Brake Fern height is 90.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Shallot height is 30.00 cm and width 10.20 cm. The color specification of Brake Fern and Shallot are as follows:

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

Care of Brake Fern and Shallot

Care of Brake Fern and Shallot 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 Shallot 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 Shallot needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.