Chives

Ladyfern

About Chives and Ladyfern

Chives

Ladyfern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

Fern

1.3 Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Asia

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Common chives, Garlic chives, Siberian garlic chives, Giant Siberian chives

Subarctic ladyfern, Asplenium ladyfern, Southern Lady Fern

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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500

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Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Rocky areas

hedge rows, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9

4-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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203.00 cm

Rank: 81 (Overall)▶

61.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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15.20 cm

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45.70 cm

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Pink, Lavender

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Black

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Gray Green, Silver

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Gray Green, Silver

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Lance shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Spores

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering, Water every two or three days during warmer months, Water when soil is dry

Requires consistently moist soil

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

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune in spring, Prune in summer, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove deadheads

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Damping-off, Downy mildew, head rot, Pink Root, Rust, Thripes

Red blotch, Slugs

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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None

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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11% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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16% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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53% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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34% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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59% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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54% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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63% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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97% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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2% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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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9% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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68% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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29% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Asthma, Diarrhea, Itchiness, Pain and fatigue, Skin rash

Nasal irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Not Available

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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91% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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64% Fern Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antioxidants, Bone strength, Improve heart health, Nutrients

Anthelmintic, Diuretic, Poultice

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food

useful as a ground cover

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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48% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

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41% Fern Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Fern Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Alpine, Cutflower, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALLIUM schoenoprasum

Athyrium filix-femina

7.2 Common Name

Chives, Cultivated Chives, Garden Chives

Ladyfern

7.2.1 In Hindi

Chives

lady fern

7.2.2 In German

Schnittlauch

Wald-Frauenfarn

7.2.3 In French

Ciboulette

Athyrium filix-femina

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cebollino

Athyrium filix-femina

7.2.5 In Greek

βολβοί φαγώσιμοι

lady fern

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cebolinha

lady fern

7.2.7 In Polish

Szczypiorek

Wietlica samicza

7.2.8 In Latin

Sectivi porri

lady fern

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Pteridophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Polypodiopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Polypodiales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Dryopteridaceae

8.6 Genus

Allium

Athyrium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Physematieae

8.9 Subfamily

Allioideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Chives and Ladyfern

Wondering what are the properties of Chives and Ladyfern? We provide you with everything About Chives and Ladyfern. Chives doesn't have thorns and Ladyfern doesn't have thorns. Also Chives does not have fragrant flowers. Chives has allergic reactions like Asthma, Diarrhea, Itchiness, Pain and fatigue and Skin rash and Ladyfern has allergic reactions like Asthma, Diarrhea, Itchiness, Pain and fatigue and Skin rash. 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 Chives and Ladyfern and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Chives and Ladyfern

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

Chives and Ladyfern Physical Information

Chives and Ladyfern physical information is very important for comparison. Chives height is 203.00 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Ladyfern height is 61.00 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Chives and Ladyfern are as follows:

Chives flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Chives leaf color: Green and Light Green
Ladyfern flower color: Not Available
Ladyfern leaf color: Light Green

Care of Chives and Ladyfern

Care of Chives and Ladyfern include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Chives pruning is done Prune in spring, Prune in summer, Prune to stimulate growth and Remove deadheads and Ladyfern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Chives needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Ladyfern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.