Carambola

Bracken Fern

About Carambola and Bracken Fern

Carambola

Bracken Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fruit

Fern

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia

World, Pandemic

1.4 Types

Not Available

Pteridium arachnoideum, Pteridium caudatum, Pteridium centrali-africanum

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

meadows, Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-143-12

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

11-5

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

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

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Thicket/Colonizing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

610.00 cm60.96 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

610.00 cm91.44 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink, Rose, Violet

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow, Orange, Light Yellow, Lemon yellow, Yellow green, Gold

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green, Lime Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Yellow, Gold, Brown

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblovate

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Frost

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Divison, Spores

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season

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

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

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

4.8 Fertilizers

Fertilize every year

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Not Available

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

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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

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

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

Birds, Butterflies

Insects

5.12 Allergy

Kidney Stone

Carcinogenic, Stomach cancers

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good for skin

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Anti-oxidant, Antioxidants, High blood pressure, Nutrients

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds

Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

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

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Tropical

Groundcover

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

AVERRHOA carambola

PTERIDIUM aquilinum

7.2 Common Name

Carambola, Starfruit

Bracken, Western brackenfern, Decomposition brackenfern, Hairy brackenfern

7.2.1 In Hindi

carambola पेड़

Bracken Fern Plant

7.2.2 In German

Sternfrucht Baum

Bracken Fern Pflanze

7.2.3 In French

arbre carambole

Bracken Fern Plante

7.2.4 In Spanish

árbol de carambola

Planta de helecho

7.2.5 In Greek

carambola δέντρο

Bracken Fern Plant

7.2.6 In Portuguese

árvore de carambola

Bracken Planta Fern

7.2.7 In Polish

karambola drzewo

Bracken Fern roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

carambola ligno

Pteridium aquilinum Planta

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Pteridophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Filicopsida

8.4 Order

Oxalidales

Polypodiales

8.5 Family

Oxalidaceae

Dennstaedtiaceae

8.6 Genus

Averrhoa

Pteridium Gleditsch

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

180NA

1 27800

Properties of Carambola and Bracken Fern

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

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Season and Care of Carambola and Bracken Fern

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

Carambola and Bracken Fern Physical Information

Carambola and Bracken Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Carambola height is 610.00 cm and width 610.00 cm whereas Bracken Fern height is 60.96 cm and width 91.44 cm. The color specification of Carambola and Bracken Fern are as follows:

Carambola flower color: Pink, Rose and Violet
Carambola leaf color: Green
Bracken Fern flower color: Not Available
Bracken Fern leaf color: Light Green and Lime Green

Care of Carambola and Bracken Fern

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