Christmas Fern

Wild Blue Phlox

About Christmas Fern and Wild Blue Phlox

Christmas Fern

Wild Blue Phlox

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fern

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

North America, Northeastern United States

Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, Texas, Canada

1.4 Types

Not Available

Blue Moon, Clouds of Perfume

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: 90 (Overall)▶

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About Elderberry

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

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

Rich Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-8

4-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

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

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Mat-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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30.50 cm

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30.50 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)▶

30.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Blue Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

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

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Ovate-lanceolate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade

Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Spring

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

Container

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Spores

Cuttings, Seedlings

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

Requires regular watering

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial shade

Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove dead flowers

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Apply 10-10-10 amount

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Rust

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

None

Showy

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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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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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

5.7 Foliage Sheen

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 !

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48% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Insects

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy, coma, Eye irritation, weakness

Mild Allergen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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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

Boils, Eczema, Intestinal disorders

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Flowers, Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

As a tea substitute, Used as eyewash

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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31% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

POLYSTICHUM acrostichoides

PHLOX divaricata 'Blue Moon'

7.2 Common Name

Not Available

Wild Blue Phlox, Woodland Phlox

7.2.1 In Hindi

Christmas Fern

Wild Blue Phlox

7.2.2 In German

Christmas Fern

Wild Blue Phlox

7.2.3 In French

polystic faux-acrostic

Wild Blue Phlox

7.2.4 In Spanish

Christmas Fern

Wild Blue Phlox

7.2.5 In Greek

Christmas Fern

Άγρια μπλε Phlox

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Christmas Fern

Wild Blue Phlox

7.2.7 In Polish

Christmas Fern

Dziki Niebieski Phlox

7.2.8 In Latin

Christmas Fern

Phlox ferae blue

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Filicinophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Filicopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Filicales

Solanales

8.5 Family

Dryopteridaceae

Polemoniaceae

8.6 Genus

Polystichum

Phlox

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Phlocideae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Polemonioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Christmas Fern and Wild Blue Phlox

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

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Season and Care of Christmas Fern and Wild Blue Phlox

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

Christmas Fern and Wild Blue Phlox Physical Information

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

Christmas Fern flower color: Not Available
Christmas Fern leaf color: Green
Wild Blue Phlox flower color: Blue Violet
Wild Blue Phlox leaf color: Green

Care of Christmas Fern and Wild Blue Phlox

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