Christmas Fern

Phlox

About Christmas Fern and Phlox

Christmas Fern

Phlox

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Fern

Perennial

1.3 Origin

North America, Northeastern United States

United States, Northwestern United States, California

1.4 Types

Not Available

Phlox adsurgens, Phlox alyssifolia, Phlox amabilis

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA136

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

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

Moist Soils, Wet ground, Wet lands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-85-7

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

7-5

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, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Cushion/Mound-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.50 cm243.84 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

45.70 cm91.44 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Light Blue, Pink, Red, White

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, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Gray Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Gray Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Gray Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Arrowhead

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

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

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Wet Site

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Spores

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

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

Water more in summer, Water when soil is dry

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

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Not Available

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Not Available

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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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

Glossy

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

Caterpillar, Flying insects, Insects

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, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

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

Not Available

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

Alpine, Container, Cutflower, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

POLYSTICHUM acrostichoides

PHLOX douglasii

7.2 Common Name

Not Available

Douglas Moss Phlox, Phlox

7.2.1 In Hindi

Christmas Fern

Phlox plant

7.2.2 In German

Christmas Fern

Phlox Pflanze

7.2.3 In French

polystic faux-acrostic

plante Phlox

7.2.4 In Spanish

Christmas Fern

planta de Phlox

7.2.5 In Greek

Christmas Fern

φυτό phlox

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Christmas Fern

planta Phlox

7.2.7 In Polish

Christmas Fern

Phlox roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

Christmas Fern

plantae Phlox

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Filicinophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Filicopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Filicales

Ericales

8.5 Family

Dryopteridaceae

Polemoniaceae

8.6 Genus

Polystichum

Phlox

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA67

1 27800

Properties of Christmas Fern and Phlox

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

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Season and Care of Christmas Fern and Phlox

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

Christmas Fern and Phlox Physical Information

Christmas Fern and Phlox physical information is very important for comparison. Christmas Fern height is 30.50 cm and width 45.70 cm whereas Phlox height is 243.84 cm and width 91.44 cm. The color specification of Christmas Fern and Phlox are as follows:

Christmas Fern flower color: Not Available
Christmas Fern leaf color: Green
Phlox flower color: Light Blue, Pink, Red and White
Phlox leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Dark Green

Care of Christmas Fern and Phlox

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