Pawpaw

Boston Fern

About Pawpaw and Boston Fern

Pawpaw

Boston Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Fern

1.3 Origin

Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Canada

Mexico, Central America, South America, Brazil, Africa, Middle Africa, Polynesia

1.4 Types

Not Available

Nephrolepis biserrata, Nephrolepis cordifolia, Nephrolepis multiflora

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: 67 (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Deep, Fertile bottom land, Hilly upland habitat, Well Drained

Forests, Humid climates, Swamps

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-9

10-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-6

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21

H1, H2, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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1,371.60 cm

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90.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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30.00 cm

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180.00 cm

Rank: 70 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Purple, Burgundy, Brown

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow, Green, Yellow green, Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Copper, Orange Red

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblong

Irregular

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

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Shade, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Divison

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply

Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Shade, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires little pruning

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

4.8 Fertilizers

Magnesium sulphate, Nitrogen, Phosphate, Phosphorous, Potassium

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

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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25% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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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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14% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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60% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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97% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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41% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

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5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

breathing problems, Dizziness, Itchiness, Nausea, Rash, Stomach pain, Swelling

Erythema, Periungual swelling, Scaling, Vesicles

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin and hair, Skin cleanser

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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Insignificant

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Shadow Tree

Air purification, Indoor Air Purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Malaria, Rheumatism, Urine infections, Vomiting

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Making Shampoo, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Air freshner, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Fern Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border, Shade Trees

Container, Edging, Foundation, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ASIMINA triloba

NEPHROLEPIS exaltata 'Bostoniensis'

7.2 Common Name

Pawpaw

Boston swordfern, Wild Boston fern, Tuber ladder fern, Fishbone fern

7.2.1 In Hindi

गंदा संयंत्र

बोस्टन फर्न पौधा

7.2.2 In German

Papaya Pflanze

Boston Fern Pflanze

7.2.3 In French

usine de papaye

Boston Fern Plante

7.2.4 In Spanish

planta de la papaya

helecho de Boston Planta

7.2.5 In Greek

φυτό pawpaw

Βοστώνη Fern Φυτό

7.2.6 In Portuguese

planta mamão

Boston Fern Plantar

7.2.7 In Polish

pawpaw roślin

Boston paproci Roślina

7.2.8 In Latin

quince herba

Boston Fern planta

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Pteridophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Filicopsida

8.4 Order

Magnoliales

Polypodiales

8.5 Family

Annonaceae

Dryopteridaceae

8.6 Genus

Asimina Adans

Nephrolepis Schott

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Magnoliids

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8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Pawpaw and Boston Fern

Wondering what are the properties of Pawpaw and Boston Fern? We provide you with everything About Pawpaw and Boston Fern. Pawpaw doesn't have thorns and Boston Fern doesn't have thorns. Also Pawpaw does not have fragrant flowers. Pawpaw has allergic reactions like breathing problems, Dizziness, Itchiness, Nausea, Rash, Stomach pain and Swelling and Boston Fern has allergic reactions like breathing problems, Dizziness, Itchiness, Nausea, Rash, Stomach pain and Swelling. 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 Pawpaw and Boston Fern and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Pawpaw and Boston Fern

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

Pawpaw and Boston Fern Physical Information

Pawpaw and Boston Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Pawpaw height is 1,371.60 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Boston Fern height is 90.00 cm and width 180.00 cm. The color specification of Pawpaw and Boston Fern are as follows:

Pawpaw flower color: Purple, Burgundy and Brown
Pawpaw leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Boston Fern flower color: Not Available
Boston Fern leaf color: Green

Care of Pawpaw and Boston Fern

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