Christmas Fern

Giant Reed

About Christmas Fern and Giant Reed

Christmas Fern

Giant Reed

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fern

Grass

1.3 Origin

North America, Northeastern United States

Southern Europe

1.4 Types

Not Available

Arundo, Carrizo

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

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

Saline Soils, Sandy areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-86-10

0 99

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

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

30.50 cm18.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

45.70 cm150.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Green, Gray Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Linear

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

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, 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

Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Wet Site

Wet Site, Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Spores

From Rhizomes, 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

Requires a lot of watering

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, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Do not prune during shooting season, Prune after harvesting, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize in early spring

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Not Available

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

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Bold

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

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy, coma, Eye irritation, weakness

allergic conjunctivitis, flushing of face, wheezing

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beautification, Bonsai

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Making cosmetics, Skin cleanser

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Agroforestry, Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, soil stabilisation

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Nutrients

Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emmoiliant

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Bark, Sap

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Basketary, Showy Purposes, Used in making musical instruments, Wood is used in construction

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

Container, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

POLYSTICHUM acrostichoides

ARUNDO donax

7.2 Common Name

Not Available

Giant Reed

7.2.1 In Hindi

Christmas Fern

नरकट

7.2.2 In German

Christmas Fern

Pfahlrohr

7.2.3 In French

polystic faux-acrostic

Arundo donax

7.2.4 In Spanish

Christmas Fern

Arundo donax

7.2.5 In Greek

Christmas Fern

Arundo donax

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Christmas Fern

Cana-do-reino

7.2.7 In Polish

Christmas Fern

Lasecznica trzcinowata

7.2.8 In Latin

Christmas Fern

Arundo donax

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Filicinophyta

Angiosperms

8.3 Class

Filicopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Filicales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Dryopteridaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Polystichum

Arundo

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Commelinids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Christmas Fern and Giant Reed

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

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Season and Care of Christmas Fern and Giant Reed

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

Christmas Fern and Giant Reed Physical Information

Christmas Fern and Giant Reed physical information is very important for comparison. Christmas Fern height is 30.50 cm and width 45.70 cm whereas Giant Reed height is 18.00 cm and width 150.00 cm. The color specification of Christmas Fern and Giant Reed are as follows:

Christmas Fern flower color: Not Available
Christmas Fern leaf color: Green
Giant Reed flower color: Not Available
Giant Reed leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Christmas Fern and Giant Reed

Care of Christmas Fern and Giant Reed include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Christmas Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Giant Reed pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune after harvesting, 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 Giant Reed needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.