Christmas Fern

Abutilon

About Christmas Fern and Abutilon

Christmas Fern

Abutilon

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Fern

Shrub

1.3 Origin

North America, Northeastern United States

Brazil

1.4 Types

Not Available

Abutilon Hybridum Abutilon Megapotamicum Abutilon Palmeri

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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200

Rank: 27 (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Boggy areas, By seashore, Coastal Regions, Moist woods, Swamps

Grassland, Rocky areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-8

8-10

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

10-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

H1, H2, 8, 9, 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

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30.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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45.70 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

90.00 cm

Rank: 85 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Yellow, Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Tan

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Heart-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Wet Site

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Spores

Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune in spring, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

None

Showy

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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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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14% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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97% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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5.5 Showy Bark

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

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

Insects

Birds, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy, coma, Eye irritation, weakness

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beautification, 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

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Nutrients

Diarrhea, Lung Problems

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Air freshner, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used for its medicinal properties

Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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41% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

POLYSTICHUM acrostichoides

ABUTILON megapotamicum

7.2 Common Name

Not Available

Indian mallow or Velvetleaf

7.2.1 In Hindi

Christmas Fern

Abutilon

7.2.2 In German

Christmas Fern

Abutilon

7.2.3 In French

polystic faux-acrostic

Abutilon

7.2.4 In Spanish

Christmas Fern

Abutilon

7.2.5 In Greek

Christmas Fern

Abutilon

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Christmas Fern

Abutilon

7.2.7 In Polish

Christmas Fern

Abutilon

7.2.8 In Latin

Christmas Fern

Abutilon

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Filicinophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Filicopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Filicales

Malvales

8.5 Family

Dryopteridaceae

Malvaceae

8.6 Genus

Polystichum

Abutilon

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Malveae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Malvoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Christmas Fern and Abutilon

Wondering what are the properties of Christmas Fern and Abutilon? We provide you with everything About Christmas Fern and Abutilon. Christmas Fern doesn't have thorns and Abutilon doesn't have thorns. Also Christmas Fern does not have fragrant flowers. Christmas Fern has allergic reactions like Avoid during Pregnancy, coma, Eye irritation and weakness and Abutilon has allergic reactions like Avoid during Pregnancy, coma, Eye irritation and weakness. 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 Christmas Fern and Abutilon and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Christmas Fern and Abutilon

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

Christmas Fern and Abutilon Physical Information

Christmas Fern and Abutilon physical information is very important for comparison. Christmas Fern height is 30.50 cm and width 45.70 cm whereas Abutilon height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Christmas Fern and Abutilon are as follows:

Christmas Fern flower color: Not Available
Christmas Fern leaf color: Green
Abutilon flower color: Yellow and Red
Abutilon leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Dark Green

Care of Christmas Fern and Abutilon

Care of Christmas Fern and Abutilon include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Christmas Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Abutilon pruning is done Prune in spring, Remove dead leaves and Remove deadheads. In summer Christmas Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Abutilon needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.