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About Christmas Fern and Soft Shield Fern
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1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Fern
Fern
1.3 Origin
North America, Northeastern United States
Europe, Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Western Europe, Turkey
1.4 Types
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1.4.1 Number of Varieties
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1.5 Habitat
Boggy areas, By seashore, Coastal Regions, Moist woods, Swamps
Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
3-8
6-9
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
8-1
9-5
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
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
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30.50 cm
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90.00 cm
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
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45.70 cm
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60.00 cm
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2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Dark Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Saw-tooth like
2.4 Thorns
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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 Shade, Partial shade
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
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
All year
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Drought, Wet Site
Drought, Dry Conditions, Light Frost, Shade areas, Variety of soil types
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Divison, Spores
Divison, From Rhizomes, Spores
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
when new, water every week
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
Neutral, Alkaline
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 Shade, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
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
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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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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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97% Fern Garden Plants have it !
5.5 Showy Bark
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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !
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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !
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
Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
5.12 Allergy
Avoid during Pregnancy, coma, Eye irritation, weakness
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6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Good for skin
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Nutrients
Poultice, Sore throat, Tonsillitis
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Leaves, Root, Stem
6.2.3 Other Uses
Air freshner, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used for its medicinal properties
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
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
Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
POLYSTICHUM acrostichoides
POLYSTICHUM setiferum
7.2 Common Name
Not Available
Alaska fern
7.2.1 In Hindi
Christmas Fern
Soft Shield Fern
7.2.2 In German
Christmas Fern
Grannen-Schildfarn
7.2.3 In French
polystic faux-acrostic
Soft Shield Fern
7.2.4 In Spanish
Christmas Fern
Soft Shield Fern
7.2.5 In Greek
Christmas Fern
Soft Shield Fern
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Christmas Fern
Soft Shield Fern
7.2.7 In Polish
Christmas Fern
Soft Shield Fern
7.2.8 In Latin
Christmas Fern
Soft Shield Fern
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Filicinophyta
Pteridophyta
8.3 Class
Filicopsida
Filicopsida
8.4 Order
Filicales
Polypodiales
8.5 Family
Dryopteridaceae
Dryopteridaceae
8.6 Genus
Polystichum
Polystichum
8.7 Clade
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8.8 Tribe
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8.9 Subfamily
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8.10 Number of Species
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Properties of Christmas Fern and Soft Shield Fern

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

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Season and Care of Christmas Fern and Soft Shield Fern

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

Christmas Fern and Soft Shield Fern Physical Information

Christmas Fern and Soft Shield Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Christmas Fern height is 30.50 cm and width 45.70 cm whereas Soft Shield Fern height is 90.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Christmas Fern and Soft Shield Fern are as follows:

  • Christmas Fern flower color: Not Available

  • Christmas Fern leaf color: Green

  • Soft Shield Fern flower color: Not Available

  • Soft Shield Fern leaf color: Green

Care of Christmas Fern and Soft Shield Fern

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

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