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About Christmas Fern and Southern 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
North America
1.4 Types
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Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
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1.5 Habitat
Boggy areas, By seashore, Coastal Regions, Moist woods, Swamps
Damp shady woods, Wet ground, Wet lands
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
3-8
7-10
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
8-1
12-8
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
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1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Arching/Fountain-shaped
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
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30.50 cm
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60.00 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
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
Light Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Bronze
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
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2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Pinnate
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 shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam
Loam
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Average
Poorly Drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Fall, Spring, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Drought, Wet Site
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4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Divison, Spores
From Rhizomes
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
Water Deeply, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water occasionally, Water slowly, and allow to dry completely between soakings
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
Loam
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Poorly 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
Leaf curl, Leaf rust, Red blotch, Scale, Scale insects
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
Coarse
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
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5.10 Self-Sowing
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29% Fern Garden Plants have it !
5.11 Attracts
Insects
Butterflies
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
Bog Garden, Borders
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
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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
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6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves
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6.2.3 Other Uses
Air freshner, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used for its medicinal properties
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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
Groundcover, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
POLYSTICHUM acrostichoides
THELYPTERIS kunthii
7.2 Common Name
Not Available
Kunth's maiden fern, southern shield fern, maiden ferns
7.2.1 In Hindi
Christmas Fern
Southern Shield Fern
7.2.2 In German
Christmas Fern
Southern Shield Fern
7.2.3 In French
polystic faux-acrostic
Southern Shield Fern
7.2.4 In Spanish
Christmas Fern
Southern Shield Fern
7.2.5 In Greek
Christmas Fern
Southern Shield Fern
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Christmas Fern
Southern Shield Fern
7.2.7 In Polish
Christmas Fern
Southern Shield Fern
7.2.8 In Latin
Christmas Fern
Southern Shield Fern
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Filicinophyta
Angiosperms
8.3 Class
Filicopsida
Polypodiopsida
8.4 Order
Filicales
Polypodiales
8.5 Family
Dryopteridaceae
Thelypteridaceae
8.6 Genus
Polystichum
Thelypteris
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 Southern Shield Fern

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

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Season and Care of Christmas Fern and Southern Shield Fern

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

Christmas Fern and Southern Shield Fern Physical Information

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

  • Christmas Fern flower color: Not Available

  • Christmas Fern leaf color: Green

  • Southern Shield Fern flower color: Non Flowering Plant

  • Southern Shield Fern leaf color: Light Green

Care of Christmas Fern and Southern Shield Fern

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

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