Lungwort

Bracken Fern

About Lungwort and Bracken Fern

Lungwort

Bracken Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Fern

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

World, Pandemic

1.4 Types

Benediction lungwort, Excalibur lungwort

Pteridium arachnoideum, Pteridium caudatum, Pteridium centrali-africanum

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Forest edges, Mountains

meadows, Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8

3-12

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-4

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming

Thicket/Colonizing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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25.50 cm

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60.96 cm

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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30.50 cm

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91.44 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink, Rose, Blue Violet

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green, Silver

Light Green, Lime Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green, Silver

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Silver

Yellow, Gold, Brown

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lung shaped

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Divison, Spores

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Water when soil is dry, when new, water every week

Average Water Needs, Medium

4.4.2 In Summer

Drought Tolerant

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Average Water

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Adequately

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Powdery mildew, Slugs

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Not Available

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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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12% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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97% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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15% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Carcinogenic, Stomach cancers

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good for skin

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Provides ground cover

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Demulcent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emollient, Exoectorant, Homeopathy, Opthalmic, Resolvent

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties

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

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Groundcover

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PULMONARIA 'Berries and Cream' PP10597

PTERIDIUM aquilinum

7.2 Common Name

Berries and Cream Lungwort, Lungwort

Bracken, Western brackenfern, Decomposition brackenfern, Hairy brackenfern

7.2.1 In Hindi

Lungwort

Bracken Fern Plant

7.2.2 In German

Lungenkraut

Bracken Fern Pflanze

7.2.3 In French

pulmonaire

Bracken Fern Plante

7.2.4 In Spanish

Lungwort

Planta de helecho

7.2.5 In Greek

Lungwort

Bracken Fern Plant

7.2.6 In Portuguese

pulmonária

Bracken Planta Fern

7.2.7 In Polish

płucnik

Bracken Fern roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

Lungwort

Pteridium aquilinum Planta

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Ascomycota

Pteridophyta

8.3 Class

Ascomycetes

Filicopsida

8.4 Order

Peltigerales

Polypodiales

8.5 Family

Boraginaceae

Dennstaedtiaceae

8.6 Genus

Pulmonaria

Pteridium Gleditsch

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

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8.8 Tribe

Boragineae

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8.9 Subfamily

Boraginoideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Lungwort and Bracken Fern

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

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Season and Care of Lungwort and Bracken Fern

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

Lungwort and Bracken Fern Physical Information

Lungwort and Bracken Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Lungwort height is 25.50 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Bracken Fern height is 60.96 cm and width 91.44 cm. The color specification of Lungwort and Bracken Fern are as follows:

Lungwort flower color: Pink, Rose and Blue Violet
Lungwort leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Silver
Bracken Fern flower color: Not Available
Bracken Fern leaf color: Light Green and Lime Green

Care of Lungwort and Bracken Fern

Care of Lungwort and Bracken Fern include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Lungwort pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Bracken Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Lungwort needs Drought Tolerant and in winter, it needs Adequately. Whereas, in summer Bracken Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.