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About Mexican Bamboo and Christmas Fern
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1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Broadleaf Evergreen, Grass
Fern
1.3 Origin
Mexico
North America, Northeastern United States
1.4 Types
Otatea acuminata ssp. acuminata, Otatea acuminata ssp. aztecorum, Otatea acuminata 'Dwarf'
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1.4.1 Number of Varieties
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1.5 Habitat
Subtropical climates, tropical environments
Boggy areas, By seashore, Coastal Regions, Moist woods, Swamps
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
9-12
3-8
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
10 - 7
8-1
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 9, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Weeping
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
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240.00 cm
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30.50 cm
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
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30.00 cm
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45.70 cm
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2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Non Flowering Plant
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2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Yellow green
Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Yellow green
Dark Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
Pinnate
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Wet Site
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Divison
Divison, Spores
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Never Over-water
Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Prune every year, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Requires high amount of nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Mealybugs
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
None
None
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
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5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
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No Fern Garden Plants has it !
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !
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No Fern Garden Plants has it !
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
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No Fern Garden Plants has it !
5.4 Showy Foliage
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66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
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97% Fern Garden Plants have it !
5.5 Showy Bark
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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !
5.6 Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
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18% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
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5.10 Self-Sowing
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65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
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29% Fern Garden Plants have it !
5.11 Attracts
Mealybugs
Insects
5.12 Allergy
Skin irritation
Avoid during Pregnancy, coma, Eye irritation, weakness
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
No Beauty Benefits
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6.1.3 Edible Uses
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64% Fern Garden Plants have it !
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Windbreak
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
No Medicinal Use
Nutrients
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Air freshner, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used for its medicinal properties
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
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41% Fern Garden Plants have it !
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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All Fern Garden Plants have it !
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical
Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
OTATEA acuminata
POLYSTICHUM acrostichoides
7.2 Common Name
Clumping Bamboo, Mexican Weeping Bamboo
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7.2.1 In Hindi
मैक्सिकन बांस
Christmas Fern
7.2.2 In German
Mexican Bambus
Christmas Fern
7.2.3 In French
Bamboo mexicaine
polystic faux-acrostic
7.2.4 In Spanish
bambú mexicana
Christmas Fern
7.2.5 In Greek
Μεξικού μπαμπού
Christmas Fern
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Bamboo Mexican
Christmas Fern
7.2.7 In Polish
Mexican Bamboo
Christmas Fern
7.2.8 In Latin
Mexicanus Bamboo
Christmas Fern
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
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Filicinophyta
8.3 Class
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Filicopsida
8.4 Order
Poales
Filicales
8.5 Family
Poaceae
Dryopteridaceae
8.6 Genus
Otatea
Polystichum
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
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8.8 Tribe
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8.9 Subfamily
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8.10 Number of Species
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Properties of Mexican Bamboo and Christmas Fern

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

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Season and Care of Mexican Bamboo and Christmas Fern

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

Mexican Bamboo and Christmas Fern Physical Information

Mexican Bamboo and Christmas Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Mexican Bamboo height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Christmas Fern height is 30.50 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Mexican Bamboo and Christmas Fern are as follows:

  • Mexican Bamboo flower color: Non Flowering Plant

  • Mexican Bamboo leaf color: Green and Yellow green

  • Christmas Fern flower color: Not Available

  • Christmas Fern leaf color: Green

Care of Mexican Bamboo and Christmas Fern

Care of Mexican Bamboo and Christmas Fern include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Mexican Bamboo pruning is done Prune every year, Prune to control growth and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Christmas Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Mexican Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Christmas Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.

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