Ostrich Fern

Carambola

About Ostrich Fern and Carambola

Ostrich Fern

Carambola

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fern

Fruit

1.3 Origin

North America, Europe, Eastern Asia

Southeastern Asia

1.4 Types

M. struthiopteris var. struthiopteris M. struthiopteris var. pensylvanica

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Forest margins, Roadsides, Terrestrial

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

2-8

10-14

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

11-5

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Thicket/Colonizing

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

610.00 cm

Rank: 53 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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45.70 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

610.00 cm

Rank: 34 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Pink, Rose, Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Yellow, Orange, Light Yellow, Lemon yellow, Yellow green, Gold

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lance shaped

Oblovate

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

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

All year

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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34% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Frost

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Spores

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Water Deeply, Water when soil is dry

Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Fertilize every year

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

None

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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84% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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95% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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61% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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65% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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14% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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97% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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1% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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29% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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49% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds

Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Skin irritation

Kidney Stone

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

Unknown

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Bone strength

Anti-oxidant, Antioxidants, High blood pressure, Nutrients

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Fruits, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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41% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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18% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Fern Garden Plants have it !

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All Fruits Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Bog Garden, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

MATTEUCCIA struthiopteris

AVERRHOA carambola

7.2 Common Name

Fiddlehead ferns, shuttlecock fern

Carambola, Starfruit

7.2.1 In Hindi

शुतुरमुर्ग फर्न

carambola पेड़

7.2.2 In German

Ostrich Fern

Sternfrucht Baum

7.2.3 In French

fougère à l'autruche

arbre carambole

7.2.4 In Spanish

avestruz helecho

árbol de carambola

7.2.5 In Greek

Στρουθοκάμηλος Fern

carambola δέντρο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Ostrich Fern

árvore de carambola

7.2.7 In Polish

Struś Fern

karambola drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

struthionem Fern

carambola ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Filicinophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Polypodiopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Polypodiales

Oxalidales

8.5 Family

Dryopteridaceae

Oxalidaceae

8.6 Genus

Matteuccia

Averrhoa

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Ostrich Fern and Carambola

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

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Season and Care of Ostrich Fern and Carambola

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

Ostrich Fern and Carambola Physical Information

Ostrich Fern and Carambola physical information is very important for comparison. Ostrich Fern height is 60.00 cm and width 45.70 cm whereas Carambola height is 610.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Ostrich Fern and Carambola are as follows:

Ostrich Fern flower color: Not Available
Ostrich Fern leaf color: Green
Carambola flower color: Pink, Rose and Violet
Carambola leaf color: Green

Care of Ostrich Fern and Carambola

Care of Ostrich Fern and Carambola include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Ostrich Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Carambola pruning is done Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. In summer Ostrich Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Carambola needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.