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About Christmas Fern and Boston Fern
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1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Fern
Fern
1.3 Origin
North America, Northeastern United States
Mexico, Central America, South America, Brazil, Africa, Middle Africa, Polynesia
1.4 Types
Not Available
Nephrolepis biserrata, Nephrolepis cordifolia, Nephrolepis multiflora
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
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1.5 Habitat
Boggy areas, By seashore, Coastal Regions, Moist woods, Swamps
Forests, Humid climates, Swamps
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
3-8
10-15
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
8-1
12-1
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, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
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30.50 cm
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90.00 cm
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
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45.70 cm
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180.00 cm
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2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Irregular
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Shade, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam
Loam
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Average
Average
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Not Available
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
Divison
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
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
Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam
Loam
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Shade, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
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5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
None
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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
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 !
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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No Fern Garden Plants has it !
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !
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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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No Fern Garden Plants has it !
5.4 Showy Foliage
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97% Fern Garden Plants have it !
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97% Fern Garden Plants have it !
5.5 Showy Bark
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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !
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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !
5.6 Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
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5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
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5.10 Self-Sowing
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29% Fern Garden Plants have it !
5.11 Attracts
Insects
Hummingbirds
5.12 Allergy
Avoid during Pregnancy, coma, Eye irritation, weakness
Erythema, Periungual swelling, Scaling, Vesicles
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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Insignificant
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Indoor Air Purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Nutrients
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves
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6.2.3 Other Uses
Air freshner, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used for its medicinal properties
Air freshner, Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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41% Fern Garden Plants have it !
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Container, Edging, Foundation, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
POLYSTICHUM acrostichoides
NEPHROLEPIS exaltata 'Bostoniensis'
7.2 Common Name
Not Available
Boston swordfern, Wild Boston fern, Tuber ladder fern, Fishbone fern
7.2.1 In Hindi
Christmas Fern
बोस्टन फर्न पौधा
7.2.2 In German
Christmas Fern
Boston Fern Pflanze
7.2.3 In French
polystic faux-acrostic
Boston Fern Plante
7.2.4 In Spanish
Christmas Fern
helecho de Boston Planta
7.2.5 In Greek
Christmas Fern
Βοστώνη Fern Φυτό
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Christmas Fern
Boston Fern Plantar
7.2.7 In Polish
Christmas Fern
Boston paproci Roślina
7.2.8 In Latin
Christmas Fern
Boston Fern planta
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Filicinophyta
Pteridophyta
8.3 Class
Filicopsida
Filicopsida
8.4 Order
Filicales
Polypodiales
8.5 Family
Dryopteridaceae
Dryopteridaceae
8.6 Genus
Polystichum
Nephrolepis Schott
8.7 Clade
Not Available
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8.8 Tribe
Not Available
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8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
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8.10 Number of Species
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Properties of Christmas Fern and Boston Fern

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

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Season and Care of Christmas Fern and Boston Fern

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

Christmas Fern and Boston Fern Physical Information

Christmas Fern and Boston Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Christmas Fern height is 30.50 cm and width 45.70 cm whereas Boston Fern height is 90.00 cm and width 180.00 cm. The color specification of Christmas Fern and Boston Fern are as follows:

  • Christmas Fern flower color: Not Available

  • Christmas Fern leaf color: Green

  • Boston Fern flower color: Not Available

  • Boston Fern leaf color: Green

Care of Christmas Fern and Boston Fern

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

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