Christmas Fern

Wild Hyacinth

About Christmas Fern and Wild Hyacinth

Christmas Fern

Wild Hyacinth

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fern

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

North America, Northeastern United States

Southern Africa, South Africa

1.4 Types

Not Available

Cusick's camas, large camas

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA6

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

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

meadows, moist forests, Open Plains

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-88-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

Not Available

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

Rosette/Stemless

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.50 cm10.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

45.70 cm5.10 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender, 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

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Long slender

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Wet Site

Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Spores

chipping, Offsets, scooping, Twin scaling, Vegetative

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

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

Medium

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

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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, General garden fertilizer, Time release fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Pests and diseases free

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

None

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Double, Semi-Double

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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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

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

5.12 Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy, coma, Eye irritation, weakness

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Bouquets, Cottage Garden

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

For treating wrinkles, Remove blemishes, Skin Problems

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Forms dense stands, Very little waste

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Nutrients

Leucoderma, Urinary problems

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Bulbs, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Animal Feed, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes

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, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

POLYSTICHUM acrostichoides

Hyacinthus orientalis

7.2 Common Name

Not Available

Hyacinth, common hyacinth, garden hyacinth, dutch hyacinth

7.2.1 In Hindi

Christmas Fern

ह्यचीन्थ

7.2.2 In German

Christmas Fern

Hyazinthe

7.2.3 In French

polystic faux-acrostic

jacinthe

7.2.4 In Spanish

Christmas Fern

jacinto

7.2.5 In Greek

Christmas Fern

υάκινθος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Christmas Fern

jacinto

7.2.7 In Polish

Christmas Fern

hiacynt

7.2.8 In Latin

Christmas Fern

et hyacinthinas,

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Filicinophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Filicopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Filicales

Liliales

8.5 Family

Dryopteridaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Polystichum

Hyacinthus

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Scilloideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA3

1 27800

Properties of Christmas Fern and Wild Hyacinth

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

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Season and Care of Christmas Fern and Wild Hyacinth

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

Christmas Fern and Wild Hyacinth Physical Information

Christmas Fern and Wild Hyacinth physical information is very important for comparison. Christmas Fern height is 30.50 cm and width 45.70 cm whereas Wild Hyacinth height is 10.20 cm and width 5.10 cm. The color specification of Christmas Fern and Wild Hyacinth are as follows:

Christmas Fern flower color: Not Available
Christmas Fern leaf color: Green
Wild Hyacinth flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender and Violet
Wild Hyacinth leaf color: Green

Care of Christmas Fern and Wild Hyacinth

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