Milium Effusum

Leatherwood Fern

About Milium Effusum and Leatherwood Fern

Milium Effusum

Leatherwood Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Fern

1.3 Origin

United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Canada

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

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Damp shady woods

meadows, Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-92-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9 - 5

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.70 cm40.60 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

45.70 cm30.50 cm

0.1 6350

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

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Light Green, Yellow green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green, Yellow green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Divison, Spores

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering

Average Water Needs, 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

Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Shade, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove dead or diseased plant parts

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Pests and diseases free, Red blotch

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

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

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

Not Available

Insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Carcinogenic, Stomach cancers

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover, Showy Purposes

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

No Medicinal Use

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

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

Wildflower

Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

MILIUM effusum

DRYOPTERIS carthusiana

7.2 Common Name

Millet Grass, Wood Millet

Leatherwood Fern

7.2.1 In Hindi

Milium effusum

Leatherwood Fern

7.2.2 In German

Wald-Flattergras

Leatherwood Fern

7.2.3 In French

millet étalé

Leatherwood Fern

7.2.4 In Spanish

effusum milium

Leatherwood Fern

7.2.5 In Greek

milium effusum

Leatherwood Fern

7.2.6 In Portuguese

milium effusum

Leatherwood Fern

7.2.7 In Polish

prosownica rozpierzchła

Leatherwood Fern

7.2.8 In Latin

milium effusum

Leatherwood Fern

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Pteridophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Filicopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Polypodiales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Dennstaedtiaceae

8.6 Genus

Milium

Pteridium Gleditsch

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Milium Effusum and Leatherwood Fern

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

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Season and Care of Milium Effusum and Leatherwood Fern

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

Milium Effusum and Leatherwood Fern Physical Information

Milium Effusum and Leatherwood Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Milium Effusum height is 45.70 cm and width 45.70 cm whereas Leatherwood Fern height is 40.60 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Milium Effusum and Leatherwood Fern are as follows:

Milium Effusum flower color: Not Available
Milium Effusum leaf color: Green and Light Green
Leatherwood Fern flower color: Not Available
Leatherwood Fern leaf color: Light Green and Yellow green

Care of Milium Effusum and Leatherwood Fern

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