Leatherwood Fern

Florida Blue

About Leatherwood Fern and Florida Blue

Leatherwood Fern

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

Europe, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Western Europe, Russia, Siberia, Asia, Central Asia, Eastern Asia, Western Asia, Nepal, China, Korea

Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Not Available

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

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA10

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

meadows, Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade

Grassland, Warmer regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

2-88-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

A2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

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

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

40.60 cmNA

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.50 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

Non Fruiting Plant

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Yellow green

Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Yellow green

Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Gray Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Succulent

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic

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

Wet Site

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Spores

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Medium

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, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Shade, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

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

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

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

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

Insects

Bees, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Carcinogenic, Stomach cancers

Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

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, Antiemetic, Antiseptic, Diuretic, Poultice, Refrigerant, Tonic

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Adhesive, Basketary, Used as a dye, Used for making soaps, Used in biomass

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

Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DRYOPTERIS carthusiana

EUSTOMA grandiflorum

7.2 Common Name

Leatherwood Fern

Lisianthus, Florida blue,bBuebell

7.2.1 In Hindi

Leatherwood Fern

Lisianthus

7.2.2 In German

Leatherwood Fern

Lisianthus

7.2.3 In French

Leatherwood Fern

Lisianthus

7.2.4 In Spanish

Leatherwood Fern

Lisianthus

7.2.5 In Greek

Leatherwood Fern

Lisianthus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Leatherwood Fern

Lisianthus

7.2.7 In Polish

Leatherwood Fern

Eustoma

7.2.8 In Latin

Leatherwood Fern

Lisianthus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Pteridophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Filicopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Polypodiales

Gentianales

8.5 Family

Dennstaedtiaceae

Gentianaceae

8.6 Genus

Pteridium Gleditsch

Eustoma

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Chironieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA3

1 27800

Properties of Leatherwood Fern and Florida Blue

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

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Season and Care of Leatherwood Fern and Florida Blue

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

Leatherwood Fern and Florida Blue Physical Information

Leatherwood Fern and Florida Blue physical information is very important for comparison. Leatherwood Fern height is 40.60 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Florida Blue height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Leatherwood Fern and Florida Blue are as follows:

Leatherwood Fern flower color: Not Available
Leatherwood Fern leaf color: Light Green and Yellow green
Florida Blue flower color: White, Blue, Pink, Lavender and Blue Violet
Florida Blue leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Leatherwood Fern and Florida Blue

Care of Leatherwood Fern and Florida Blue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Leatherwood Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Florida Blue pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads. In summer Leatherwood Fern 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.