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What is

Life Span
Perennial

Type
Fern

Origin
North America, Northeastern United States

Types
Polystichum acrostichoides

Number of Varieties
10

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

USDA Hardiness Zone
3-8

AHS Heat Zone
8-1

Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height
30.50 cm 100

Minimum Width
45.70 cm 100

Plant Color

Flower Color
-

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor

Fruit Color
-

Leaf Color in Spring
Green

Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape
Pinnate

Thorns
No

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate
Medium

Type of Soil
Loam

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage
Average

Bloom Time
Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer
No

Tolerances
Drought, Wet Site

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground

How to Plant?
Divison, Spores

Plant Maintenance
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply

In Summer
Lots of watering

In Spring
Moderate

In Winter
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type
Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity
Average

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance
Drought

Facts

Flowers
-

Flower Petal Number
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit
No

Edible Fruit
No

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower
No

Fragrant Fruit
No

Fragrant Leaf
No

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No

Showy Foliage
Yes

Showy Bark
No

Foliage Texture
Medium

Foliage Sheen
Matte

Evergreen
No

Invasive
No

Self-Sowing
Yes

Attracts
Insects

Allergy
Avoid during Pregnancy, coma, Eye irritation, weakness

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits
-

Edible Uses
Yes

Environmental Uses
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses
Nutrients

Part of Plant Used
Leaves

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

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes

Garden Design
Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
POLYSTICHUM acrostichoides

Common Name
Christmas Fern

In Hindi
Christmas Fern

In German
Christmas Fern

In French
polystic faux-acrostic

In Spanish
Christmas Fern

In Greek
Christmas Fern

In Portuguese
Christmas Fern

In Polish
Christmas Fern

In Latin
Christmas Fern

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Filicinophyta

Class
Filicopsida

Order
Filicales

Family
Dryopteridaceae

Genus
Polystichum

Clade
-

Tribe
-

Subfamily
-

Number of Species
700 36

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Properties of Christmas Fern

Want to know the properties of Christmas Fern? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Christmas Fern is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Avoid during Pregnancy, coma, Eye irritation and weakness. Christmas Fern Benefits are as follows:

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Christmas Fern Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Christmas Fern. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Christmas Fern physical information is as follows: 30.50 cm tall and 45.70 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Pinnate. Also it has following color specifications:

Care of Christmas Fern

Taking Christmas Fern Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Christmas Fern include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial shade for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Christmas Fern

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Christmas Fern is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Christmas Fern is a very important plant from Fern. There are 10 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Polystichum acrostichoides. This plant's habitat is Boggy areas, By seashore, Coastal Regions, Moist woods and Swamps and it comes in the hardiness zone 3-8. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.

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