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About Christmas Fern and Water Spinach

1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
1.2 Type
Fern
Aquatics
1.3 Origin
North America, Northeastern United States
India
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
About Rice Plant
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
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1.5 Habitat
Boggy areas, By seashore, Coastal Regions, Moist woods, Swamps
subtropical regions, Tropical regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
3-8
8-15
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
8-1
12-6
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
21,22
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Spreading
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
About American ..
30.50 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
12.70 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
About Flowering..
45.70 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
610.00 cm
Rank: 34 (Overall)
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1.11 Plant Color
1.11.1 Flower Color
Not Available
White, Lavender
1.11.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Not Available
1.11.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Green, Reddish Plum
1.11.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
1.11.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Green
1.11.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Green
1.11.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Green
1.12 Shape
1.12.1 Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Long Elliptic
1.13 Thorns
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
5% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !
2 Season
2.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
2.2 Growing Conditions
2.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
2.2.2 Growth Rate
Medium
Very Fast
2.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
2.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
2.2.5 Soil Drainage
Average
Poorly Drained
2.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Indeterminate
2.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
42% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !
2.3 Tolerances
Drought, Wet Site
Wet Site
3 Care
3.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
3.2 How to Plant?
Divison, Spores
Seedlings
3.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
3.4 Watering Plants
3.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply
Requires regular watering
3.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
3.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
3.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
3.5 Soil
3.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.5.2 Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Poorly Drained
3.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
3.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
3.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Bacterial leaf spot, Damping-off, Root rot
3.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
4 Facts
4.1 Flowers
None
Showy
4.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
4.2 Fruits
4.2.1 Showy Fruit
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
16% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !
4.2.2 Edible Fruit
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !
4.3 Fragrance
4.3.1 Fragrant Flower
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
37% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !
4.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !
4.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
3% Fern Garden Plants have it !
10% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !
4.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !
4.4 Showy Foliage
97% Fern Garden Plants have it !
90% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !
4.5 Showy Bark
3% Fern Garden Plants have it !
No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !
4.6 Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
4.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
4.8 Evergreen
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !
4.9 Invasive
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
25% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !
4.10 Self-Sowing
29% Fern Garden Plants have it !
61% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !
4.11 Attracts
Insects
Birds, Hens
4.12 Allergy
Avoid during Pregnancy, coma, Eye irritation, weakness
Not Available
5 Benefits
5.1 Uses
5.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Farmland
5.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
5.1.3 Edible Uses
64% Fern Garden Plants have it !
74% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
5.2 Plant Benefits
5.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Nutrients
Anti-ageing Benefits, Antidiabetic, Reduces toothache, Skin Diseases
5.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Leaves, Shoots, Stem
5.2.3 Other Uses
Air freshner, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used for its medicinal properties
Used in curries, soups, stews
5.3 Used As Indoor Plant
41% Fern Garden Plants have it !
Sometimes
5.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
All Fern Garden Plants have it !
All Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.5 Garden Design
Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Water Gardens
6 Scientific Name
6.1 Botanical Name
POLYSTICHUM acrostichoides
IPOMOEA aquatica
6.2 Common Name
Not Available
Swamp Cabbage, Swamp Morning Glory, Water Spinach
6.2.1 In Hindi
Christmas Fern
Water Spinach
6.2.2 In German
Christmas Fern
Wasser-Spinat
6.2.3 In French
polystic faux-acrostic
Épinards d'eau
6.2.4 In Spanish
Christmas Fern
La espinaca de agua
6.2.5 In Greek
Christmas Fern
Σπανάκι νερό
6.2.6 In Portuguese
Christmas Fern
Espinafre de água
6.2.7 In Polish
Christmas Fern
Szpinak wodny
6.2.8 In Latin
Christmas Fern
Water Spinach
7 Classification
7.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
7.2 Phylum
Filicinophyta
Spermatophyta
7.3 Class
Filicopsida
Magnoliopsida
7.4 Order
Filicales
Solanales
7.5 Family
Dryopteridaceae
Convolvulaceae
7.6 Genus
Polystichum
Ipomoea
7.7 Clade
Not Available
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
7.8 Tribe
Not Available
Ipomoeeae
7.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
7.10 Number of Species
About Orchid
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Rank: N/A (Overall)
500
Rank: 33 (Overall)
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Properties of Christmas Fern and Water Spinach

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

Season and Care of Christmas Fern and Water Spinach

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

Christmas Fern and Water Spinach Physical Information

Christmas Fern and Water Spinach physical information is very important for comparison. Christmas Fern height is 30.50 cm and width 45.70 cm whereas Water Spinach height is 12.70 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Christmas Fern and Water Spinach are as follows:

  • Christmas Fern flower color: Not Available

  • Christmas Fern leaf color: Green

  • Water Spinach flower color: White and Lavender

  • Water Spinach leaf color: Green

Care of Christmas Fern and Water Spinach

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