Giant Silvergrass

Southern Shield Fern

About Giant Silvergrass and Southern Shield Fern

Giant Silvergrass

Southern Shield Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Fern

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

North America

1.4 Types

Not Avaialble

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Lake Sides, savannahs

Damp shady woods, Wet ground, Wet lands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-97-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

12-8

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

240.00 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

120.00 cm60.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Non Flowering Plant

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Purple, Burgundy, Bronze

Bronze

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

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

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Poorly Drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Fall, Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Rhizome division

From Rhizomes

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

Water Deeply, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water occasionally, Water slowly, and allow to dry completely between soakings

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, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Poorly Drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Shade, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

No serious insect or disease problems

Leaf curl, Leaf rust, Red blotch, Scale, Scale insects

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

None

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Crickets

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

bank hedging, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes

Bog Garden, Borders

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Screen, Used as Biofuel, Used for making hedge

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break

Groundcover, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

MISCANTHUS Giganteus

THELYPTERIS kunthii

7.2 Common Name

Giant Silvergrass

Kunth's maiden fern, southern shield fern, maiden ferns

7.2.1 In Hindi

Giant Silvergrass

Southern Shield Fern

7.2.2 In German

Riesenschilf

Southern Shield Fern

7.2.3 In French

géant silvergrass

Southern Shield Fern

7.2.4 In Spanish

Giant Silvergrass

Southern Shield Fern

7.2.5 In Greek

Giant Silvergrass

Southern Shield Fern

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Silvergrass gigante

Southern Shield Fern

7.2.7 In Polish

Giant Silvergrass

Southern Shield Fern

7.2.8 In Latin

Giant Silvergrass

Southern Shield Fern

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

8.3 Class

Lilopsida

Polypodiopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Polypodiales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Thelypteridaceae

8.6 Genus

Miscanthus

Thelypteris

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Andropogoneae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Panicoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Giant Silvergrass and Southern Shield Fern

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

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Season and Care of Giant Silvergrass and Southern Shield Fern

Season and care of Giant Silvergrass and Southern Shield Fern is important to know. While considering everything about Giant Silvergrass and Southern Shield Fern Care, growing season is an essential factor. Giant Silvergrass season is Summer and Fall and Southern Shield Fern season is Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Giant Silvergrass is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Southern Shield Fern is Loam while the PH of soil for Giant Silvergrass is Acidic, Neutral and for Southern Shield Fern is Neutral, Alkaline.

Giant Silvergrass and Southern Shield Fern Physical Information

Giant Silvergrass and Southern Shield Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Giant Silvergrass height is 240.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Southern Shield Fern height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Giant Silvergrass and Southern Shield Fern are as follows:

Giant Silvergrass flower color: Not Available
Giant Silvergrass leaf color: Green
Southern Shield Fern flower color: Non Flowering Plant
Southern Shield Fern leaf color: Light Green

Care of Giant Silvergrass and Southern Shield Fern

Care of Giant Silvergrass and Southern Shield Fern include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Giant Silvergrass pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Southern Shield Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Giant Silvergrass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Southern Shield Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.