Christmas Fern

Lobelia

About Christmas Fern and Lobelia

Christmas Fern

Lobelia

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Fern

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

North America, Northeastern United States

America

1.4 Types

Not Available

Lobelia aberdarica, Lobelia leschenaultiana, Lobelia canbyi

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Not Available

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415

Rank: 18 (Overall)▶

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About Elderberry

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

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

Open areas, River side, Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-8

4-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

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

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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

Cushion/Mound-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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30.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

0.54 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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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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0.38 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Blue, Red, Violet, White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Dark 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

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Cushion

2.4 Thorns

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15% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Fall, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Well drained

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Fall, Early Summer, Late Summer, Mid fall, Mid Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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35% Summer 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

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, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Requires watering in the growing season, 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

Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune after flowering, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Botrytis Blight, Crown rot, Pythium rot, Stem spot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

None

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85% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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37% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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22% Summer 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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40% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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14% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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18% Summer 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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14% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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97% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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55% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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13% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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3% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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5% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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29% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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51% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Insects

Birds, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy, coma, Eye irritation, weakness

coma, convulsions, Diarrhea, exhaustion, Nausea, salivation, Vomiting, weakness

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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66% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Nutrients

Asthma, Bronchitis, Croup

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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41% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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32% Summer 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 Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Bedding Plant, Bog Garden, Edging, Foundation, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

POLYSTICHUM acrostichoides

Lobelia laxiflora

7.2 Common Name

Not Available

Lobelia

7.2.1 In Hindi

Christmas Fern

Lobelia

7.2.2 In German

Christmas Fern

Lobelie

7.2.3 In French

polystic faux-acrostic

Lobelia

7.2.4 In Spanish

Christmas Fern

Lobelia

7.2.5 In Greek

Christmas Fern

λοβηλία

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Christmas Fern

Lobélia

7.2.7 In Polish

Christmas Fern

Lobelia

7.2.8 In Latin

Christmas Fern

Lobelia

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Filicinophyta

Anthophyta

8.3 Class

Filicopsida

Dicotyledonae

8.4 Order

Filicales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Dryopteridaceae

Campanulaceae

8.6 Genus

Polystichum

Lobelia

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Lobelioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Christmas Fern and Lobelia

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

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Season and Care of Christmas Fern and Lobelia

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

Christmas Fern and Lobelia Physical Information

Christmas Fern and Lobelia physical information is very important for comparison. Christmas Fern height is 30.50 cm and width 45.70 cm whereas Lobelia height is 0.54 cm and width 0.38 cm. The color specification of Christmas Fern and Lobelia are as follows:

Christmas Fern flower color: Not Available
Christmas Fern leaf color: Green
Lobelia flower color: Blue, Red, Violet and White
Lobelia leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Christmas Fern and Lobelia

Care of Christmas Fern and Lobelia include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Christmas Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Lobelia pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune after flowering, Prune to control growth, 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 Lobelia needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.