Pansy

Soft Shield Fern

About Pansy and Soft Shield Fern

Pansy

Soft Shield 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

Europe, Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Western Europe, Turkey

1.4 Types

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

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

150NA

0 40000

1.7 Habitat

Fields, gardens, meadows, rocky outcrops, wastelands

Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade

1.9 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-86-9

0 99

1.13 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

9-5

1.14 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

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.15 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

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Saw-tooth like

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

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Rich, Well drained

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Fall, Spring

All year

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought, Dry Conditions, Light Frost, Shade areas, Variety of soil types

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Divison, From Rhizomes, 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

when new, water every week

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, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Rich, Well drained

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

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

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

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

Glossy

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

Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes

Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good for skin

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

Poultice, Sore throat, Tonsillitis

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Leaves, Root, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Used as Ornamental plant, 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

Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Foundation

Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Viola tricolor var. hortensis

POLYSTICHUM setiferum

7.2 Common Name

Pansy

Alaska fern

7.2.1 In Hindi

स्रीवत

Soft Shield Fern

7.2.2 In German

Stiefmütterchen

Grannen-Schildfarn

7.2.3 In French

Pensée

Soft Shield Fern

7.2.4 In Spanish

Pensamiento

Soft Shield Fern

7.2.5 In Greek

πανσές

Soft Shield Fern

7.2.6 In Portuguese

amor-perfeito

Soft Shield Fern

7.2.7 In Polish

Bratek

Soft Shield Fern

7.2.8 In Latin

Cinaede fill

Soft Shield Fern

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Anthophyta

Pteridophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Filicopsida

8.4 Order

Malpighiales

Polypodiales

8.5 Family

Violaceae

Dryopteridaceae

8.6 Genus

Viola

Polystichum

8.7 Clade

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Pansy and Soft Shield Fern

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

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Season and Care of Pansy and Soft Shield Fern

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

Pansy and Soft Shield Fern Physical Information

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

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

Care of Pansy and Soft Shield Fern

Care of Pansy and Soft Shield 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 Soft Shield Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Pansy needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Soft Shield Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.