Hippeastrum

Bracken Fern

About Hippeastrum and Bracken Fern

Hippeastrum

Bracken Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Fern

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

World, Pandemic

1.4 Types

Not Available

Pteridium arachnoideum, Pteridium caudatum, Pteridium centrali-africanum

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

tropical environments

meadows, Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-11

3-12

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Thicket/Colonizing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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38.10 cm

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60.96 cm

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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30.10 cm

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91.44 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Red, Light Pink

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Brown

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Light Green, Lime Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Yellow, Gold, Brown

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

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2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Deer resistant

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4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, From Rhizomes, Tubers

Divison, Spores

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Average Water Needs, 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, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, 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

as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Requires high amount of nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Grasshoppers, Mealybugs, Mites, Red blotch, Slugs, Snails

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Deer resistant

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5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

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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9% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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33% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.5 Showy Bark

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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49% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Insects

5.12 Allergy

poisonous if ingested

Carcinogenic, Stomach cancers

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good for skin

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

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Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Anthelmintic, Antiemetic, Antiseptic, Diuretic, Poultice, Refrigerant, Tonic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens

Adhesive, Basketary, Used as a dye, Used for making soaps, 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

Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Groundcover

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

HIPPEASTRUM 'Picotee'

PTERIDIUM aquilinum

7.2 Common Name

Florist Amaryllis, Hippeastrum, Picotee Hippeastrum

Bracken, Western brackenfern, Decomposition brackenfern, Hairy brackenfern

7.2.1 In Hindi

HIPPEASTRUM

Bracken Fern Plant

7.2.2 In German

HIPPEASTRUM

Bracken Fern Pflanze

7.2.3 In French

HIPPEASTRUM

Bracken Fern Plante

7.2.4 In Spanish

Hippeastrum

Planta de helecho

7.2.5 In Greek

Hippeastrum

Bracken Fern Plant

7.2.6 In Portuguese

HIPPEASTRUM

Bracken Planta Fern

7.2.7 In Polish

Hippeastrum

Bracken Fern roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

Hippeastrum

Pteridium aquilinum Planta

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Pteridophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Filicopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Polypodiales

8.5 Family

Amaryllidaceae

Dennstaedtiaceae

8.6 Genus

Amaryllis

Pteridium Gleditsch

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

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8.8 Tribe

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8.9 Subfamily

Amaryllidoideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Hippeastrum and Bracken Fern

Wondering what are the properties of Hippeastrum and Bracken Fern? We provide you with everything About Hippeastrum and Bracken Fern. Hippeastrum doesn't have thorns and Bracken Fern doesn't have thorns. Also Hippeastrum does not have fragrant flowers. Hippeastrum has allergic reactions like poisonous if ingested and Bracken Fern has allergic reactions like poisonous if ingested. 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 Hippeastrum and Bracken Fern and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Hippeastrum and Bracken Fern

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

Hippeastrum and Bracken Fern Physical Information

Hippeastrum and Bracken Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Hippeastrum height is 38.10 cm and width 30.10 cm whereas Bracken Fern height is 60.96 cm and width 91.44 cm. The color specification of Hippeastrum and Bracken Fern are as follows:

Hippeastrum flower color: White, Red and Light Pink
Hippeastrum leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Bracken Fern flower color: Not Available
Bracken Fern leaf color: Light Green and Lime Green

Care of Hippeastrum and Bracken Fern

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