Ladyfern

Elfin Pink Penstemon

About Ladyfern and Elfin Pink Penstemon

Ladyfern

Elfin Pink Penstemon

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fern

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Subarctic ladyfern, Asplenium ladyfern, Southern Lady Fern

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

hedge rows, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade

Alpine Meadows, moist forests, Open areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-84-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

1.8 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

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

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

61.00 cm25.40 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

45.70 cm20.30 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Silver

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Silver

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lance shaped

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Shade

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Pollution

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Spores

Layering, Root Division, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires consistently moist soil

Average Water Needs, Never Over-water, Requires regular 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

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Shade

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

cut main flower spike, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, remove old stems before spring

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch, Slugs

chrysanthemum eelworms, Slugs, Snails

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

None

Showy

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

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Nasal irritation

Unknown

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Available

Beautification, Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing, Ornamental use, Water gardening

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Anthelmintic, Diuretic, Poultice

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root

Not Applicable

6.2.3 Other Uses

useful as a ground cover

Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, deer resistant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Athyrium filix-femina

PENSTEMON barbatus 'Elfin Pink'

7.2 Common Name

Ladyfern

Beardlip Penstemon, Elfin Pink Penstemon

7.2.1 In Hindi

lady fern

Elfin Pink Penstemon

7.2.2 In German

Wald-Frauenfarn

Elfin Pink Penstemon

7.2.3 In French

Athyrium filix-femina

Elfin Pink Penstemon

7.2.4 In Spanish

Athyrium filix-femina

Elfin Pink Penstemon

7.2.5 In Greek

lady fern

Elfin Pink Penstemon

7.2.6 In Portuguese

lady fern

Elfin Penstemon -de-rosa

7.2.7 In Polish

Wietlica samicza

Elfin Różowy Penstemon

7.2.8 In Latin

lady fern

Elfin Pink Penstemon

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Pteridophyta

Angiosperms

8.3 Class

Polypodiopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Polypodiales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Dryopteridaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Athyrium

Penstemon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Physematieae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA250

1 27800

Properties of Ladyfern and Elfin Pink Penstemon

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

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Season and Care of Ladyfern and Elfin Pink Penstemon

Season and care of Ladyfern and Elfin Pink Penstemon is important to know. While considering everything about Ladyfern and Elfin Pink Penstemon Care, growing season is an essential factor. Ladyfern season is Summer and Fall and Elfin Pink Penstemon season is Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Ladyfern is Loam and for Elfin Pink Penstemon is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Ladyfern is Acidic, Neutral and for Elfin Pink Penstemon is Neutral, Alkaline.

Ladyfern and Elfin Pink Penstemon Physical Information

Ladyfern and Elfin Pink Penstemon physical information is very important for comparison. Ladyfern height is 61.00 cm and width 45.70 cm whereas Elfin Pink Penstemon height is 25.40 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Ladyfern and Elfin Pink Penstemon are as follows:

Ladyfern flower color: Not Available
Ladyfern leaf color: Light Green
Elfin Pink Penstemon flower color: Pink
Elfin Pink Penstemon leaf color: Green

Care of Ladyfern and Elfin Pink Penstemon

Care of Ladyfern and Elfin Pink Penstemon include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Ladyfern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Elfin Pink Penstemon pruning is done cut main flower spike, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and remove old stems before spring. In summer Ladyfern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Elfin Pink Penstemon needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.