Christmas Fern

Rhubarb

About Christmas Fern and Rhubarb

Christmas Fern

Rhubarb

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fern

Perennial

1.3 Origin

North America, Northeastern United States

Hybrid origin, Eastern Asia, India, Nepal, China

1.4 Types

Not Available

Victoria Rhubarb Colorado Red Rhubarb Turkish Rhubarb

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

100

Rank: 41 (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

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

gardens, Grassland, Humid climates, Tropical regions, Urban areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-8

3-7

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

8-5

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

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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30.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

60.00 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

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

120.00 cm

Rank: 79 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

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

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Compound

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Summer, Late 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

Stem Planting

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

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply

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

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

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

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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19% Perennial Flowers 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% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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12% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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11% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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97% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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53% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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15% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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6% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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29% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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48% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Insects

Not Available

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

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

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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63% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Culinary use, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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41% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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31% Perennial Flowers 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 Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

POLYSTICHUM acrostichoides

RHEUM x hybridum

7.2 Common Name

Not Available

Hybrid Garden Rhubarb, Rhubarb

7.2.1 In Hindi

Christmas Fern

एक प्रकार का फल

7.2.2 In German

Christmas Fern

Rhabarber

7.2.3 In French

polystic faux-acrostic

Rhubarbe

7.2.4 In Spanish

Christmas Fern

Ruibarbo

7.2.5 In Greek

Christmas Fern

Ραβέντι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Christmas Fern

Ruibarbo

7.2.7 In Polish

Christmas Fern

Rabarbar

7.2.8 In Latin

Christmas Fern

RHEUM

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Filicinophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Filicopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Filicales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Dryopteridaceae

Polygonaceae

8.6 Genus

Polystichum

Rheum

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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About Calla Lily

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350 (About Thyme)

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Properties of Christmas Fern and Rhubarb

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

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Season and Care of Christmas Fern and Rhubarb

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

Christmas Fern and Rhubarb Physical Information

Christmas Fern and Rhubarb physical information is very important for comparison. Christmas Fern height is 30.50 cm and width 45.70 cm whereas Rhubarb height is 60.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Christmas Fern and Rhubarb are as follows:

Christmas Fern flower color: Not Available
Christmas Fern leaf color: Green
Rhubarb flower color: Ivory
Rhubarb leaf color: Green

Care of Christmas Fern and Rhubarb

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