Carambola

Brake Fern

About Carambola and Brake Fern

Carambola

Brake Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fruit

Fern

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia

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

1.4 Types

Not Available

Pteris aberrans, Pteris abyssinica, Pteris actiniopteroides

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA280

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

Subtropical climates, Subtropical forests, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-1410-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

11-5

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2, 24

1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

610.00 cm90.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

610.00 cm60.00 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

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

White, Green, Silver

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

White, Green, Silver

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

White, Green, Silver

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

White, Green, Silver

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

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Shade, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

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

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

By dividing rhizomes, tubers, 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

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

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Shade, Partial shade

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

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

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

Bees, Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Kidney Stone

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Hanging Basket, 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, 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

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Showy Purposes

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

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

AVERRHOA carambola

PTERIS argyraea

7.2 Common Name

Carambola, Starfruit

Brake Fern

7.2.1 In Hindi

carambola पेड़

Brake Fern Plant

7.2.2 In German

Sternfrucht Baum

Brems Farnanlage

7.2.3 In French

arbre carambole

Brake Fern Plante

7.2.4 In Spanish

árbol de carambola

Planta del helecho del freno

7.2.5 In Greek

carambola δέντρο

Φρένο Fern Plant

7.2.6 In Portuguese

árvore de carambola

Brake Planta Fern

7.2.7 In Polish

karambola drzewo

Hamulec Fern roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

carambola ligno

Fregit Fern Plant Families

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Polypodiopsida

8.4 Order

Oxalidales

Polypodiales

8.5 Family

Oxalidaceae

Pteridaceae

8.6 Genus

Averrhoa

Pteris

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Pteridoideae

8.10 Number of Species

180280

1 27800

Properties of Carambola and Brake Fern

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

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Season and Care of Carambola and Brake Fern

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

Carambola and Brake Fern Physical Information

Carambola and Brake Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Carambola height is 610.00 cm and width 610.00 cm whereas Brake Fern height is 90.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Carambola and Brake Fern are as follows:

Carambola flower color: Pink, Rose and Violet
Carambola leaf color: Green
Brake Fern flower color: Not Available
Brake Fern leaf color: White, Green and Silver

Care of Carambola and Brake Fern

Care of Carambola and Brake Fern include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Carambola pruning is done Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves and Brake 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 Brake Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.