Christmas Fern

Florida Blue

About Christmas Fern and Florida Blue

Christmas Fern

Florida Blue

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

1.2 Type

Fern

Flowering Plants, Grass, Herbs

1.3 Origin

North America, Northeastern United States

Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

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'Balboa White' lisianthus, 'Forever Blue' lisianthus, 'Forever White' lisianthus, 'Lisa Pink' lisianthus

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

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

Grassland, Warmer regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-8

8-11

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

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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30.50 cm

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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45.70 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

White, Blue, Pink, Lavender, Blue Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Gray Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Succulent

2.4 Thorns

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1% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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17% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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

Seedlings, Stem Planting

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, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water twice a day in the initial period

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

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Botrytis Blight, Cercospora leaf spot, Cucumber mosaic, Curvularia blotch, Downy mildew, Fusarium stem rot, Fusarium wilt, Impatiens necrotic spot, Lisianthus necrosis, Phyllosticta leaf spot, Pythium root rot, Rhizoctonia stem rot, Sclerophoma stem blight, Tobacco mosaic

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

None

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Double, Semi-Double

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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97% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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10% Grass 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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29% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Insects

Bees, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy, coma, Eye irritation, weakness

Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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64% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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40% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Nutrients

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Showy Purposes, Used for fragrance

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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41% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Fern Garden Plants have it !

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All Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

POLYSTICHUM acrostichoides

EUSTOMA grandiflorum

7.2 Common Name

Not Available

Lisianthus, Florida blue,bBuebell

7.2.1 In Hindi

Christmas Fern

Lisianthus

7.2.2 In German

Christmas Fern

Lisianthus

7.2.3 In French

polystic faux-acrostic

Lisianthus

7.2.4 In Spanish

Christmas Fern

Lisianthus

7.2.5 In Greek

Christmas Fern

Lisianthus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Christmas Fern

Lisianthus

7.2.7 In Polish

Christmas Fern

Eustoma

7.2.8 In Latin

Christmas Fern

Lisianthus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Filicinophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Filicopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Filicales

Gentianales

8.5 Family

Dryopteridaceae

Gentianaceae

8.6 Genus

Polystichum

Eustoma

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Chironieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Christmas Fern and Florida Blue

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

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Season and Care of Christmas Fern and Florida Blue

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

Christmas Fern and Florida Blue Physical Information

Christmas Fern and Florida Blue physical information is very important for comparison. Christmas Fern height is 30.50 cm and width 45.70 cm whereas Florida Blue height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Christmas Fern and Florida Blue are as follows:

Christmas Fern flower color: Not Available
Christmas Fern leaf color: Green
Florida Blue flower color: White, Blue, Pink, Lavender and Blue Violet
Florida Blue leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Christmas Fern and Florida Blue

Care of Christmas Fern and Florida Blue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Christmas Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Florida Blue pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads. In summer Christmas Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Florida Blue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.