Ladyfern

Sweet Potato

About Ladyfern and Sweet Potato

Ladyfern

Sweet Potato

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Fern

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia

1.4 Types

Subarctic ladyfern, Asplenium ladyfern, Southern Lady Fern

Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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400

Rank: 20 (Overall)▶

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About Elderberry

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

hedge rows, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade

Cold Regions, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8

11-12

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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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61.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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45.70 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse, Bronze

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Silver

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Silver

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lance shaped

Heart-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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19% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Spores

Stem Cutting, Tuber propagation

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires consistently moist soil

Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of water initially

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

Acidic, 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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch, Slugs

Aphids, Beetles, Leafminers, Red blotch

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

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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3% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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48% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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9% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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14% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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97% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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33% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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29% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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49% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms

5.12 Allergy

Nasal irritation

Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Available

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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64% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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56% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Anthelmintic, Diuretic, Poultice

Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin C

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root

Leaves, Root, Shoots

6.2.3 Other Uses

useful as a ground cover

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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41% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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39% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Fern Garden Plants have it !

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All Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

Container, Edible, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Vine

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Athyrium filix-femina

IPOMOEA batatas

7.2 Common Name

Ladyfern

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

7.2.1 In Hindi

lady fern

शकरकंद

7.2.2 In German

Wald-Frauenfarn

Süßkartoffel

7.2.3 In French

Athyrium filix-femina

Patate douce

7.2.4 In Spanish

Athyrium filix-femina

Batata

7.2.5 In Greek

lady fern

Γλυκοπατάτα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

lady fern

Batata doce

7.2.7 In Polish

Wietlica samicza

Słodki ziemniak

7.2.8 In Latin

lady fern

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Pteridophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Polypodiopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Polypodiales

Solanales

8.5 Family

Dryopteridaceae

Convolvulaceae

8.6 Genus

Athyrium

Ipomoea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Physematieae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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400

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Properties of Ladyfern and Sweet Potato

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

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Season and Care of Ladyfern and Sweet Potato

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

Ladyfern and Sweet Potato Physical Information

Ladyfern and Sweet Potato physical information is very important for comparison. Ladyfern height is 61.00 cm and width 45.70 cm whereas Sweet Potato height is 60.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Ladyfern and Sweet Potato are as follows:

Ladyfern flower color: Not Available
Ladyfern leaf color: Light Green
Sweet Potato flower color: Not Available
Sweet Potato leaf color: Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse and Bronze

Care of Ladyfern and Sweet Potato

Care of Ladyfern and Sweet Potato include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Ladyfern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Sweet Potato pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Ladyfern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sweet Potato needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.