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About Christmas Fern and Mexican Bamboo

1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Fern
Broadleaf Evergreen, Grass
1.3 Origin
North America, Northeastern United States
Mexico
1.4 Types
Not Available
Otatea acuminata ssp. acuminata, Otatea acuminata ssp. aztecorum, Otatea acuminata 'Dwarf'
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
About Rice Plant
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
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1.5 Habitat
Boggy areas, By seashore, Coastal Regions, Moist woods, Swamps
Subtropical climates, tropical environments
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
3-8
9-12
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
8-1
10 - 7
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, 9, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Weeping
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
About American ..
30.50 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
240.00 cm
Rank: 78 (Overall)
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
About Flowering..
45.70 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
30.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Not Available
Non Flowering Plant
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Non Fruiting Plant
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Yellow green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Green, Yellow green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Green, Yellow green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Long linear and narrow
2.4 Thorns
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
1% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
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 Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Not Available
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
17% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
3.3 Tolerances
Drought, Wet Site
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground
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, Never Over-water
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
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
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
Prune every year, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Requires high amount of nitrogen
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Mealybugs
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
None
None
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
36% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
3% Fern Garden Plants have it !
3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.4 Showy Foliage
97% Fern Garden Plants have it !
66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.5 Showy Bark
3% Fern Garden Plants have it !
10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.6 Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.9 Invasive
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
18% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.10 Self-Sowing
29% Fern Garden Plants have it !
65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.11 Attracts
Insects
Mealybugs
5.12 Allergy
Avoid during Pregnancy, coma, Eye irritation, weakness
Skin irritation
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
No Beauty Benefits
6.1.3 Edible Uses
64% Fern Garden Plants have it !
40% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Windbreak
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Nutrients
No Medicinal Use
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Whole plant
6.2.3 Other Uses
Air freshner, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used for its medicinal properties
Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
41% Fern Garden Plants have it !
10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
All Fern Garden Plants have it !
All Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
6.5 Garden Design
Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
POLYSTICHUM acrostichoides
OTATEA acuminata
7.2 Common Name
Not Available
Clumping Bamboo, Mexican Weeping Bamboo
7.2.1 In Hindi
Christmas Fern
मैक्सिकन बांस
7.2.2 In German
Christmas Fern
Mexican Bambus
7.2.3 In French
polystic faux-acrostic
Bamboo mexicaine
7.2.4 In Spanish
Christmas Fern
bambú mexicana
7.2.5 In Greek
Christmas Fern
Μεξικού μπαμπού
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Christmas Fern
Bamboo Mexican
7.2.7 In Polish
Christmas Fern
Mexican Bamboo
7.2.8 In Latin
Christmas Fern
Mexicanus Bamboo
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Filicinophyta
Not Available
8.3 Class
Filicopsida
Not Available
8.4 Order
Filicales
Poales
8.5 Family
Dryopteridaceae
Poaceae
8.6 Genus
Polystichum
Otatea
8.7 Clade
Not Available
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species
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Rank: N/A (Overall)
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Properties of Christmas Fern and Mexican Bamboo

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

Season and Care of Christmas Fern and Mexican Bamboo

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

Christmas Fern and Mexican Bamboo Physical Information

Christmas Fern and Mexican Bamboo physical information is very important for comparison. Christmas Fern height is 30.50 cm and width 45.70 cm whereas Mexican Bamboo height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Christmas Fern and Mexican Bamboo are as follows:

  • Christmas Fern flower color: Not Available

  • Christmas Fern leaf color: Green

  • Mexican Bamboo flower color: Non Flowering Plant

  • Mexican Bamboo leaf color: Green and Yellow green

Care of Christmas Fern and Mexican Bamboo

Care of Christmas Fern and Mexican Bamboo include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Christmas Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Mexican Bamboo pruning is done Prune every year, Prune to control growth 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 Mexican Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.