Christmas Fern

Hedge Bamboo

About Christmas Fern and Hedge Bamboo

Christmas Fern

Hedge Bamboo

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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

China

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

Dry Forest, hedge rows, open Woodlands, Shady Edge

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-88-15

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

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.50 cm460.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

45.70 cmNA

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

Light Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Light Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Light Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

digitate

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, Partial shade

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

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Wet Site

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Spores

Budding, 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

Average Water Needs

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, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

No need to prune

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Cold climate, Drought, Heat Tolerance, Wet Site

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

None

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

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

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy, coma, Eye irritation, weakness

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

No Beauty Benefits

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for insects, Wildlife

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Nutrients

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Stem, Tree trunks

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Economic Purpose, Traditional medicine, Used As Food, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry

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, Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

POLYSTICHUM acrostichoides

BAMBUSA multiplex

7.2 Common Name

Not Available

Clumping Bamboo, Hedge Bamboo

7.2.1 In Hindi

Christmas Fern

हेगड़े बांस

7.2.2 In German

Christmas Fern

Hedge Bambus

7.2.3 In French

polystic faux-acrostic

Bamboo Hedge

7.2.4 In Spanish

Christmas Fern

bambú de cobertura

7.2.5 In Greek

Christmas Fern

hedge Μπαμπού

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Christmas Fern

Bamboo Hedge

7.2.7 In Polish

Christmas Fern

Żywopłoty Bamboo

7.2.8 In Latin

Christmas Fern

Sepi Bamboo

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Filicinophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Filicopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Filicales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Dryopteridaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Polystichum

Bambusa

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Bambuseae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Bambusoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Christmas Fern and Hedge Bamboo

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

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Season and Care of Christmas Fern and Hedge Bamboo

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

Christmas Fern and Hedge Bamboo Physical Information

Christmas Fern and Hedge Bamboo physical information is very important for comparison. Christmas Fern height is 30.50 cm and width 45.70 cm whereas Hedge Bamboo height is 460.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Christmas Fern and Hedge Bamboo are as follows:

Christmas Fern flower color: Not Available
Christmas Fern leaf color: Green
Hedge Bamboo flower color: Not Available
Hedge Bamboo leaf color: Light Green and Dark Green

Care of Christmas Fern and Hedge Bamboo

Care of Christmas Fern and Hedge Bamboo include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Christmas Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Hedge Bamboo pruning is done No need to prune. In summer Christmas Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Hedge Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.