About Brake Fern

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Fern

Origin

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

Types

Pteris aberrans, Pteris abyssinica, Pteris actiniopteroides

Number of Varieties

280

Rank: 29 (Overall)

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Habitat

Subtropical climates, Subtropical forests, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-11

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AHS Heat Zone

12-9

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

90.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

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Minimum Width

60.00 cm

Rank: 96 (Overall)

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

White, Green, Silver

Leaf Color in Summer

White, Green, Silver

Leaf Color in Fall

White, Green, Silver

Leaf Color in Winter

White, Green, Silver

Shape

Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Thorns

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No - Fern Garden Plants has it !

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Shade, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Bloom Time

Repeat Bloomer

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No - Fern Garden Plants has it !

Tolerances

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

By dividing rhizomes, tubers, Spores

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Shade, Partial shade

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

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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5% - Fern Garden Plants

Invasive

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No - Fern Garden Plants has it !

Self-Sowing

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25% - Fern Garden Plants

Attracts

Bees, Birds, Butterflies

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

Insignificant

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Other Uses

Showy Purposes

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

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PTERIS argyraea

Common Name

Brake Fern

In Hindi

Brake Fern Plant

In German

Brems Farnanlage

In French

Brake Fern Plante

In Spanish

Planta del helecho del freno

In Greek

Φρένο Fern Plant

In Portuguese

Brake Planta Fern

In Polish

Hamulec Fern roślin

In Latin

Fregit Fern Plant Families

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Polypodiopsida

Order

Polypodiales

Family

Pteridaceae

Genus

Pteris

Clade

Tribe

Subfamily

Pteridoideae

Number of Species

280

Rank: 57 (Overall)

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Properties of Brake Fern

Want to know the properties of Brake 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. Brake 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 . Brake Fern Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use:

Part of plant used:

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.

Brake Fern Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Brake 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. Brake Fern physical information is as follows: 90.00 cm tall and 60.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Pinnate. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color:

Leaf color: White, Green and Silver

Care of Brake Fern

Taking Brake 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 Brake 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 Shade, Partial shade for its proper growth.

Season and care of Brake Fern

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Brake Fern is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Brake Fern is a very important plant from Fern. There are 280 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Pteris aberrans, Pteris abyssinica, Pteris actiniopteroides. This plant's habitat is Subtropical climates, Subtropical forests and Tropical regions and it comes in the hardiness zone 10-11. 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.