Christmas Fern

Blue Lotus

About Christmas Fern and Blue Lotus

Christmas Fern

Blue Lotus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fern

Herbs

1.3 Origin

North America, Northeastern United States

Eastern Africa

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

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

Lowland, Ponds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-810-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

Not Available

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

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.50 cm80.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

45.70 cm40.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Blue, Dark Blue, Yellow, Yellow green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Light Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Dark Green, Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green, Orange, Yellow

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Broadly Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

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

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Wet Site

Pollution, Drought, Soil Compaction

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

In Water, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Spores

Corms or bulbs, From Rhizomes, Seedlings

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

Plant grows in water

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

Clay, Loam

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Lily Beetle, Red blotch, Sap-Sucking Insects

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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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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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

Not Available

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

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

Aphids, White bugs

5.12 Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy, coma, Eye irritation, weakness

Diabetes, Nausea

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beautification, 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

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Nutrients

Anxiety, Combats Stress, Diarrhea, Improve circulation, increase memory, Soothing and relieving pain

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Leaves, Root, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Traditional medicine, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Bog Garden, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

POLYSTICHUM acrostichoides

Nymphaea caerulea

7.2 Common Name

Not Available

Blue Lotus, Blue Egyptian lotus

7.2.1 In Hindi

Christmas Fern

ब्लू लोटस

7.2.2 In German

Christmas Fern

Blue Lotus

7.2.3 In French

polystic faux-acrostic

Blue Lotus

7.2.4 In Spanish

Christmas Fern

Blue Lotus

7.2.5 In Greek

Christmas Fern

Blue Lotus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Christmas Fern

Blue Lotus

7.2.7 In Polish

Christmas Fern

Blue Lotus

7.2.8 In Latin

Christmas Fern

Blue Lotus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Filicinophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Filicopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Filicales

Nymphaeales

8.5 Family

Dryopteridaceae

Nymphaeaceae

8.6 Genus

Polystichum

Nymphaea

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Christmas Fern and Blue Lotus

Wondering what are the properties of Christmas Fern and Blue Lotus? We provide you with everything About Christmas Fern and Blue Lotus. Christmas Fern doesn't have thorns and Blue Lotus 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 Blue Lotus 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 Blue Lotus and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Christmas Fern and Blue Lotus

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

Christmas Fern and Blue Lotus Physical Information

Christmas Fern and Blue Lotus physical information is very important for comparison. Christmas Fern height is 30.50 cm and width 45.70 cm whereas Blue Lotus height is 80.00 cm and width 40.00 cm. The color specification of Christmas Fern and Blue Lotus are as follows:

Christmas Fern flower color: Not Available
Christmas Fern leaf color: Green
Blue Lotus flower color: Blue, Dark Blue, Yellow and Yellow green
Blue Lotus leaf color: Dark Green and Green

Care of Christmas Fern and Blue Lotus

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