Ladyfern

Florida Blue

About Ladyfern and Florida Blue

Ladyfern

Florida Blue

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

1.2 Type

Fern

Flowering Plants, Grass, Herbs

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Subarctic ladyfern, Asplenium ladyfern, Southern Lady Fern

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

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA10

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

hedge rows, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade

Grassland, Warmer regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-88-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-1

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, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

61.00 cmNA

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

45.70 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

White, Blue, Pink, Lavender, Blue Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Silver

Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Silver

Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Gray Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lance shaped

Succulent

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, 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

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

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Spores

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires consistently moist soil

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

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch, Slugs

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

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Double, Semi-Double

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

✔ ✘

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

Butterflies

Bees, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Nasal irritation

Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Available

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

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

Anthelmintic, Diuretic, Poultice

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

useful as a ground cover

Showy Purposes, Used for fragrance

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Athyrium filix-femina

EUSTOMA grandiflorum

7.2 Common Name

Ladyfern

Lisianthus, Florida blue,bBuebell

7.2.1 In Hindi

lady fern

Lisianthus

7.2.2 In German

Wald-Frauenfarn

Lisianthus

7.2.3 In French

Athyrium filix-femina

Lisianthus

7.2.4 In Spanish

Athyrium filix-femina

Lisianthus

7.2.5 In Greek

lady fern

Lisianthus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

lady fern

Lisianthus

7.2.7 In Polish

Wietlica samicza

Eustoma

7.2.8 In Latin

lady fern

Lisianthus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Pteridophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Polypodiopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Polypodiales

Gentianales

8.5 Family

Dryopteridaceae

Gentianaceae

8.6 Genus

Athyrium

Eustoma

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Physematieae

Chironieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA3

1 27800

Properties of Ladyfern and Florida Blue

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

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Season and Care of Ladyfern and Florida Blue

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

Ladyfern and Florida Blue Physical Information

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

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

Care of Ladyfern and Florida Blue

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