Dutch Iris

Brake Fern

About Dutch Iris and Brake Fern

Dutch Iris

Brake Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbaceous Perennial

Fern

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Central America, South America, Eastern Africa, Middle Africa, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

Pteris aberrans, Pteris abyssinica, Pteris actiniopteroides

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA280

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

meadows, Riverbanks, Rocky Mountains

Subtropical climates, Subtropical forests, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-910-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-5

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

25.40 cm90.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

12.70 cm60.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow, Blue, Purple, Orange, Pink, Rose, Coral, Peach, Burgundy, Lavender, Plum, Orange Red, Dark Salmon, Bronze, Chocolate, Black

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green, Gray Green

White, Green, Silver

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Yellow green

White, Green, Silver

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

White, Green, Silver

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

White, Green, Silver

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Sword-like

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Shade, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Root Plants

By dividing rhizomes, tubers, Spores

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

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, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

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, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacteria, fungus, Viruses

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Not Available

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

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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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Bees, Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Basketary, Used for fragrance

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

Cutflower, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Container, Feature Plant, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IRIS 'Apollo'

PTERIS argyraea

7.2 Common Name

Carmen Iris, Dutch Iris

Brake Fern

7.2.1 In Hindi

Dutch Iris

Brake Fern Plant

7.2.2 In German

Dutch Iris

Brems Farnanlage

7.2.3 In French

Dutch Iris

Brake Fern Plante

7.2.4 In Spanish

Dutch Iris

Planta del helecho del freno

7.2.5 In Greek

Dutch Iris

Φρένο Fern Plant

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Dutch Iris

Brake Planta Fern

7.2.7 In Polish

Dutch Iris

Hamulec Fern roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

Dutch Iris

Fregit Fern Plant Families

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Polypodiopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Polypodiales

8.5 Family

Iridaceae

Pteridaceae

8.6 Genus

Iris

Pteris

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Irideae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Iridoideae

Pteridoideae

8.10 Number of Species

300280

1 27800

Properties of Dutch Iris and Brake Fern

Wondering what are the properties of Dutch Iris and Brake Fern? We provide you with everything About Dutch Iris and Brake Fern. Dutch Iris doesn't have thorns and Brake Fern doesn't have thorns. Also Dutch Iris does not have fragrant flowers. Dutch Iris has allergic reactions like Not Available and Brake Fern has allergic reactions like Not Available. 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 Dutch Iris and Brake Fern and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Dutch Iris and Brake Fern

Season and care of Dutch Iris and Brake Fern is important to know. While considering everything about Dutch Iris and Brake Fern Care, growing season is an essential factor. Dutch Iris season is Spring and Brake Fern season is Spring. The type of soil for Dutch Iris is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Brake Fern is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Dutch Iris is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Brake Fern is Acidic, Neutral.

Dutch Iris and Brake Fern Physical Information

Dutch Iris and Brake Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Dutch Iris height is 25.40 cm and width 12.70 cm whereas Brake Fern height is 90.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Dutch Iris and Brake Fern are as follows:

Dutch Iris flower color: White, Yellow, Blue, Purple, Orange, Pink, Rose, Coral, Peach, Burgundy, Lavender, Plum, Orange Red, Dark Salmon, Bronze, Chocolate and Black
Dutch Iris leaf color: Green, Light Green and Gray Green
Brake Fern flower color: Not Available
Brake Fern leaf color: White, Green and Silver

Care of Dutch Iris and Brake Fern

Care of Dutch Iris and Brake Fern include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Dutch Iris pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Brake Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Dutch Iris needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Brake Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.