Christmas Fern

Palm Sedge

About Christmas Fern and Palm Sedge

Christmas Fern

Palm Sedge

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fern

Sedge or Rush

1.3 Origin

North America, Northeastern United States

North-Central United States, Canada

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

Moist Soils

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-83-8

0 99

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

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.50 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

45.70 cm60.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Gold, Brown

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

White, Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

White, Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Yellow

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Acicular

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Wet Site

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Spores

Bulbs

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

None

Insignificant

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

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

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

Birds

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

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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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

Bulbs

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Not Available

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

Bog Garden, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

POLYSTICHUM acrostichoides

CAREX muskingumensis 'Ice Fountains'

7.2 Common Name

Not Available

Palm Sedge

7.2.1 In Hindi

Christmas Fern

Palm Sedge

7.2.2 In German

Christmas Fern

Palm Sedge

7.2.3 In French

polystic faux-acrostic

Palm Sedge

7.2.4 In Spanish

Christmas Fern

Palm Sedge

7.2.5 In Greek

Christmas Fern

Palm Sedge

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Christmas Fern

Palm Sedge

7.2.7 In Polish

Christmas Fern

Palm Sedge

7.2.8 In Latin

Christmas Fern

Palm Sedge

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Filicinophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Filicopsida

Lillosida

8.4 Order

Filicales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Dryopteridaceae

Cyperaceae

8.6 Genus

Polystichum

Carex

8.7 Clade

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Christmas Fern and Palm Sedge

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

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Season and Care of Christmas Fern and Palm Sedge

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

Christmas Fern and Palm Sedge Physical Information

Christmas Fern and Palm Sedge physical information is very important for comparison. Christmas Fern height is 30.50 cm and width 45.70 cm whereas Palm Sedge height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Christmas Fern and Palm Sedge are as follows:

Christmas Fern flower color: Not Available
Christmas Fern leaf color: Green
Palm Sedge flower color: Gold and Brown
Palm Sedge leaf color: White and Green

Care of Christmas Fern and Palm Sedge

Care of Christmas Fern and Palm Sedge include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Christmas Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Palm Sedge pruning is done 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 Palm Sedge needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.