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About Ladyfern and Abbotswood Potentilla


About Abbotswood Potentilla and Ladyfern


What is

Life Span
Perennial   
Perennial   

Type
Fern   
Perennial   

Origin
Hybrid origin   
Not Available   

Types
Subarctic ladyfern, Asplenium ladyfern, Southern Lady Fern   
Abbottswood Potentilla Day Dawn Potentilla Goldfinger Potentilla Pink Beauty Potentilla Snowbird Potentilla   

Number of Varieties
Not Available   
5   
99+

Habitat
hedge rows, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade   
gardens, Grassland, Homesteads, Open areas   

USDA Hardiness Zone
4-8   
3-8   

AHS Heat Zone
9-1   
10-1   

Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24   
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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   

Habit
Upright/Erect   
Not Available   

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
61.00 cm   
99+
Not Available   

Minimum Width
45.70 cm   
99+
Not Available   

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Not Available   
Not Available   

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor   
Not Available   

Fruit Color
Not Available   
Not Available   

Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green   
Not Available   

Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green, Silver   
Not Available   

Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green, Silver   
Not Available   

Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available   
Light Green   

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Lance shaped   
Tiny   

Thorns
No   
Not Available   

Season

Plant Season
Summer, Fall   
Not Available   

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Shade   
Full Sun, Partial Sun   

Growth Rate
Medium   
Not Available   

Type of Soil
Loam   
Not Available   

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral   
Not Available   

Soil Drainage
Average   
Not Available   

Bloom Time
Not Available   
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall   

Repeat Bloomer
No   
Not Available   

Tolerances
Not Available   
Drought   

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground   
Ground, Pot   

How to Plant?
Spores   
Stem Planting   

Plant Maintenance
Medium   
Medium   

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Requires consistently moist soil   
Water Deeply, Water when soil is dry   

In Summer
Lots of watering   
Lots of watering   

In Spring
Moderate   
Moderate   

In Winter
Average Water   
Average Water   

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral   
Not Available   

Soil Type
Loam   
Not Available   

Soil Drainage Capacity
Average   
Not Available   

Sun Exposure
Full Shade   
Full Sun, Partial Sun   

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves   
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in winter, Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads, Requires little pruning   

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer   
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer   

Pests and Diseases
Red blotch, Slugs   
Red blotch   

Plant Tolerance
Drought   
Drought   

Facts

Flowers
None   
Not Available   

Flower Petal Number
Single   
Not Available   

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No   
Not Available   

Edible Fruit
No   
Not Available   

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No   
Not Available   

Fragrant Fruit
No   
Not Available   

Fragrant Leaf
No   
Not Available   

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No   
Not Available   

Showy Foliage
Yes   
Not Available   

Showy Bark
No   
Not Available   

Foliage Texture
Medium   
Not Available   

Foliage Sheen
Matte   
Not Available   

Evergreen
No   
No   

Invasive
No   
Not Available   

Self-Sowing
No   
Not Available   

Attracts
Butterflies   
Not Available   

Allergy
Nasal irritation   
Not Available   

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Not Available   
Showy Purposes   

Beauty Benefits
Not Available   
Not Available   

Edible Uses
Yes   
Yes   

Environmental Uses
Air purification   
Air purification   

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Anthelmintic, Diuretic, Poultice   
Curing infectious diseases, Improve heart health, Lung Problems, Treatment of ulcers   

Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root   
Not Available   

Other Uses
useful as a ground cover   
Showy Purposes   

Used As Indoor Plant
No   
Yes   

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes   
Yes   

Garden Design
Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower   
Not Available   

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
Athyrium filix-femina   
POTENTILLA cinerea   

Common Name
Ladyfern   
Abbotswood Potentilla   

In Hindi
lady fern   
Potentilla Abbotswood   

In German
Wald-Frauenfarn   
Abbotswood potentilla   

In French
Athyrium filix-femina   
Abbotswood potentille   

In Spanish
Athyrium filix-femina   
Abbotswood Potentilla   

In Greek
lady fern   
Abbotswood Potentilla   

In Portuguese
lady fern   
Abbotswood Potentilla   

In Polish
Wietlica samicza   
Abbotswood Potentilla   

In Latin
lady fern   
Abbotswood Potentilla   

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae   
Plantae   

Phylum
Pteridophyta   
Not Available   

Class
Polypodiopsida   
Not Available   

Order
Polypodiales   
Rosales   

Family
Dryopteridaceae   
Rosaceae   

Genus
Athyrium   
Potentilla   

Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots   
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids   

Tribe
Physematieae   
Not Available   

Subfamily
Not Available   
Rosoideae   

Number of Species
Not Available   
300   
99+

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Properties of Ladyfern and Abbotswood Potentilla

Wondering what are the properties of Ladyfern and Abbotswood Potentilla? We provide you with everything About Ladyfern and Abbotswood Potentilla. Ladyfern doesn't have thorns and Abbotswood Potentilla doesn't have thorns. Also Ladyfern does not have fragrant flowers. Ladyfern has allergic reactions like Nasal irritation and Abbotswood Potentilla has allergic reactions like Nasal irritation. 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 Ladyfern and Abbotswood Potentilla and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Ladyfern and Abbotswood Potentilla

Season and care of Ladyfern and Abbotswood Potentilla is important to know. While considering everything about Ladyfern and Abbotswood Potentilla Care, growing season is an essential factor. Ladyfern season is Summer and Fall and Abbotswood Potentilla season is Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Ladyfern is Loam and for Abbotswood Potentilla is Not Available while the PH of soil for Ladyfern is Acidic, Neutral and for Abbotswood Potentilla is Not Available.

Ladyfern and Abbotswood Potentilla Physical Information

Ladyfern and Abbotswood Potentilla physical information is very important for comparison. Ladyfern height is 61.00 cm and width 45.70 cm whereas Abbotswood Potentilla height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Ladyfern and Abbotswood Potentilla are as follows:

Care of Ladyfern and Abbotswood Potentilla

Care of Ladyfern and Abbotswood Potentilla include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Ladyfern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Abbotswood Potentilla pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in winter, Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads and Requires little pruning. In summer Ladyfern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Abbotswood Potentilla needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.

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