Leatherleaf

Japanese Painted Fern

About Leatherleaf and Japanese Painted Fern

Leatherleaf

Japanese Painted Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fern

1.3 Origin

South America, Southern Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand

China, Japan, Korea

1.4 Types

Not Available

Not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Bog Garden, Boggy areas, Swamps

Temperate Regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-115-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-8

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

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

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.70 cm20.30 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.00 cm60.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Non Flowering Plant

Burgundy

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Gray Green, Silver

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Gray Green, Silver

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green, Gray Green, Silver

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Odd Pinnate

Toothed

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Shade, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Poorly Drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Fall, Spring, Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

By dividing rhizomes, tubers

Seedlings, Spores, Tissue culture

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

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

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Poorly Drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Shade, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune for size control

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Does not require fertilizer once established

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Pests and diseases free, Red blotch

Pest Free

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Shade areas, Variety of soil types

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

None

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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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

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Deers, Scale Insects

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Borders, Formal Garden, Ground Cover

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

useful as a ground cover

Used as Ornamental plant

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, Foundation, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Groundcover, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

RUMOHRA adiantiformis

ATHYRIUM niponicum

7.2 Common Name

leatherleaf fern leathery shieldfern iron fern 7-weeks-fern climbing shield fern

Red Beauty, Pictum Cristatum

7.2.1 In Hindi

leatherleaf

Japanese painted fern

7.2.2 In German

Leatherleaf

Japanische gemalt Farn

7.2.3 In French

Leatherleaf

Athyrium niponicum

7.2.4 In Spanish

leatherleaf

Helecho pintado japonés

7.2.5 In Greek

Leatherleaf

Japanese painted fern

7.2.6 In Portuguese

leatherleaf

Fern pintado japonês

7.2.7 In Polish

Leatherleaf

Wietlica japońska

7.2.8 In Latin

Leatherleaf

Japanese painted fern

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Pteridophyta

8.3 Class

Polypodiopsida

Pteridopsida

8.4 Order

Polypodiales

Agaricales

8.5 Family

Dryopteridaceae

8.6 Genus

Rumohra

Athyrium

8.7 Clade

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA180

1 27800

Properties of Leatherleaf and Japanese Painted Fern

Wondering what are the properties of Leatherleaf and Japanese Painted Fern? We provide you with everything About Leatherleaf and Japanese Painted Fern. Leatherleaf doesn't have thorns and Japanese Painted Fern doesn't have thorns. Also Leatherleaf does not have fragrant flowers. Leatherleaf has allergic reactions like Not Available and Japanese Painted Fern has allergic reactions like Not Available. 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 Leatherleaf and Japanese Painted Fern and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Leatherleaf and Japanese Painted Fern

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

Leatherleaf and Japanese Painted Fern Physical Information

Leatherleaf and Japanese Painted Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Leatherleaf height is 45.70 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Japanese Painted Fern height is 20.30 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Leatherleaf and Japanese Painted Fern are as follows:

Leatherleaf flower color: Non Flowering Plant
Leatherleaf leaf color: Dark Green
Japanese Painted Fern flower color: Burgundy
Japanese Painted Fern leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Silver

Care of Leatherleaf and Japanese Painted Fern

Care of Leatherleaf and Japanese Painted Fern include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Leatherleaf pruning is done Prune for size control and Japanese Painted Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Leatherleaf needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Japanese Painted Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.