Osmunda

Christmas Fern

About Osmunda and Christmas Fern

Osmunda

Christmas Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fern

1.3 Origin

World, Pandemic

North America, Northeastern United States

1.4 Types

Osmunda regalis var. regalis. Osmunda regalis var. panigrahiana Osmunda regalis var. brasiliensis Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Broad-Leaved Forests, Grassland, Mountains, Roadsides, Shaded sites, Tropical regions

Boggy areas, By seashore, Coastal Regions, Moist woods, Swamps

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available

3-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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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

Spreading

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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60.00 cm

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30.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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45.70 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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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

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lance shaped

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought, Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Spores

Divison, Spores

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering, Water Deeply, Water when soil is dry

Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply

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

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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

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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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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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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

Sometimes

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Insects

5.12 Allergy

Skin irritation

Avoid during Pregnancy, coma, Eye irritation, weakness

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

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

Not Available

Nutrients

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Culinary use

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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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Water Gardens

Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

OSMUNDA

POLYSTICHUM acrostichoides

7.2 Common Name

Royal Fern

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7.2.1 In Hindi

Osmunda

Christmas Fern

7.2.2 In German

Osmunda

Christmas Fern

7.2.3 In French

Osmunda

polystic faux-acrostic

7.2.4 In Spanish

Osmunda

Christmas Fern

7.2.5 In Greek

Osmunda

Christmas Fern

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Osmunda

Christmas Fern

7.2.7 In Polish

Osmunda

Christmas Fern

7.2.8 In Latin

Osmunda

Christmas Fern

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Filicinophyta

8.3 Class

Polypodiopsida

Filicopsida

8.4 Order

Osmundales

Filicales

8.5 Family

Osmundaceae

Dryopteridaceae

8.6 Genus

Osmunda

Polystichum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms

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8.8 Tribe

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8.9 Subfamily

Noctuinae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Osmunda and Christmas Fern

Wondering what are the properties of Osmunda and Christmas Fern? We provide you with everything About Osmunda and Christmas Fern. Osmunda doesn't have thorns and Christmas Fern doesn't have thorns. Also Osmunda does not have fragrant flowers. Osmunda 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 Osmunda and Christmas Fern and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Osmunda and Christmas Fern

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

Osmunda and Christmas Fern Physical Information

Osmunda and Christmas Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Osmunda height is 60.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Christmas Fern height is 30.50 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Osmunda and Christmas Fern are as follows:

Osmunda flower color: Not Available
Osmunda leaf color: Green
Christmas Fern flower color: Not Available
Christmas Fern leaf color: Green

Care of Osmunda and Christmas Fern

Care of Osmunda and Christmas Fern include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Osmunda pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Christmas Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Osmunda 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.