Pansy

Brake Fern

About Pansy and Brake Fern

Pansy

Brake Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Fern

1.3 Origin

Asia, Europe

Central America, South America, Eastern Africa, Middle Africa, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia

1.4 Types

Blue & Purple Rain viola, Bowles' Black pansy, Fizzy Lemonberry pansy, Karma Yellow pansy

Pteris aberrans, Pteris abyssinica, Pteris actiniopteroides

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

150280

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Fields, gardens, meadows, rocky outcrops, wastelands

Subtropical climates, Subtropical forests, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-810-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2, 24

1.9 Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

1.50 cm90.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

0.75 cm60.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Orange, Pink, Red, White

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

White, Green, Silver

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

White, Green, Silver

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

White, Green, Silver

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

White, Green, Silver

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Shade, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Rich, Well drained

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Fall, Spring

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

By dividing rhizomes, tubers, Spores

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses

Average Water Needs

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

Rich, Well drained

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Shade, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune after flowering, Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove deadheads

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

Aphids, Crown rot, Downy mildew, Gray mold, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, Root rot, Slugs, Snails, Spot anthracnose

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Not Available

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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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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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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

Bees, Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes

Hanging Basket, 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

Asthma, epilepsy, Heart problems

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Foundation

Container, Feature Plant, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Viola tricolor var. hortensis

PTERIS argyraea

7.2 Common Name

Pansy

Brake Fern

7.2.1 In Hindi

स्रीवत

Brake Fern Plant

7.2.2 In German

Stiefmütterchen

Brems Farnanlage

7.2.3 In French

Pensée

Brake Fern Plante

7.2.4 In Spanish

Pensamiento

Planta del helecho del freno

7.2.5 In Greek

πανσές

Φρένο Fern Plant

7.2.6 In Portuguese

amor-perfeito

Brake Planta Fern

7.2.7 In Polish

Bratek

Hamulec Fern roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

Cinaede fill

Fregit Fern Plant Families

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Anthophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Polypodiopsida

8.4 Order

Malpighiales

Polypodiales

8.5 Family

Violaceae

Pteridaceae

8.6 Genus

Viola

Pteris

8.7 Clade

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Pteridoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA280

1 27800

Properties of Pansy and Brake Fern

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

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Season and Care of Pansy and Brake Fern

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

Pansy and Brake Fern Physical Information

Pansy and Brake Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Pansy height is 1.50 cm and width 0.75 cm whereas Brake Fern height is 90.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Pansy and Brake Fern are as follows:

Pansy flower color: Blue, Orange, Pink, Red and White
Pansy leaf color: Green
Brake Fern flower color: Not Available
Brake Fern leaf color: White, Green and Silver

Care of Pansy and Brake Fern

Care of Pansy and Brake Fern include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Pansy pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune after flowering, Prune for shortening long shoots and Remove deadheads and Brake Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Pansy needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Brake Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.