Florida Blue

Bracken

About Florida Blue and Bracken

Florida Blue

Bracken

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Grass, Herbs

Fern

1.3 Origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico

World, Pandemic

1.4 Types

'Balboa White' lisianthus, 'Forever Blue' lisianthus, 'Forever White' lisianthus, 'Lisa Pink' lisianthus

Not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

10NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Grassland, Warmer regions

Woodland Garden

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-11Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Thicket/Colonizing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

NA30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA60.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Blue, Pink, Lavender, Blue Violet

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green

Gold, Brown

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Succulent

Strap shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought, Full Sun

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Divison, From Rhizomes, Spores

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water twice a day in the initial period

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of 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

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Botrytis Blight, Cercospora leaf spot, Cucumber mosaic, Curvularia blotch, Downy mildew, Fusarium stem rot, Fusarium wilt, Impatiens necrotic spot, Lisianthus necrosis, Phyllosticta leaf spot, Pythium root rot, Rhizoctonia stem rot, Sclerophoma stem blight, Tobacco mosaic

Caterpillars

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Full Sun

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single, Double, Semi-Double

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

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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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Butterflies

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Cottage Garden, 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

Anthelmintic, Antiemetic, Antiseptic, Diuretic, Poultice, Tonic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used for fragrance

Adhesive, Basketary, Repellent, Used as a dye, Used in biomass

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Groundcover

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

EUSTOMA grandiflorum

Pteridium aquilinum

7.2 Common Name

Lisianthus, Florida blue,bBuebell

Bracken, brake, common bracken

7.2.1 In Hindi

Lisianthus

bracken

7.2.2 In German

Lisianthus

Adlerfarn

7.2.3 In French

Lisianthus

fougère

7.2.4 In Spanish

Lisianthus

helecho

7.2.5 In Greek

Lisianthus

φτέρη

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Lisianthus

samambaia

7.2.7 In Polish

Eustoma

orlica

7.2.8 In Latin

Lisianthus

bracken

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Pteridophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Filicopsida

8.4 Order

Gentianales

Polypodiales

8.5 Family

Gentianaceae

Dennstaedtiaceae

8.6 Genus

Eustoma

Pteridium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Chironieae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

311

1 27800

Properties of Florida Blue and Bracken

Wondering what are the properties of Florida Blue and Bracken? We provide you with everything About Florida Blue and Bracken. Florida Blue doesn't have thorns and Bracken doesn't have thorns. Also Florida Blue does not have fragrant flowers. Florida Blue has allergic reactions like Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea and Vomiting and Bracken has allergic reactions like Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea and Vomiting. 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 Florida Blue and Bracken and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Florida Blue and Bracken

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

Florida Blue and Bracken Physical Information

Florida Blue and Bracken physical information is very important for comparison. Florida Blue height is Not Available and width Not Available whereas Bracken height is 30.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Florida Blue and Bracken are as follows:

Florida Blue flower color: White, Blue, Pink, Lavender and Blue Violet
Florida Blue leaf color: Gray Green
Bracken flower color: Not Available
Bracken leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Florida Blue and Bracken

Care of Florida Blue and Bracken include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Florida Blue pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads and Bracken pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Florida Blue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Bracken needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.