Pineapple

Bracken Fern

About Pineapple and Bracken Fern

Pineapple

Bracken Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

Fern

1.3 Origin

South America

World, Pandemic

1.4 Types

Aussie Smooth, Aus Jubilee, Aussie Gold

Pteridium arachnoideum, Pteridium caudatum, Pteridium centrali-africanum

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Tropical regions

meadows, Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-153-12

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 24

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Thicket/Colonizing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

152.40 cm60.96 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

121.92 cm91.44 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Purple, Red

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Dark Green, Orange, Red, Yellow green

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Pink, White

Light Green, Lime Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green, Olive

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green, Olive

Yellow, Gold, Brown

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Blue Green, Olive

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Arrowhead

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Early Summer, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Moist, Sandy

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Winter, Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison

Divison, Spores

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs less watering, Requires consistently moist soil, Water occasionally

Average Water Needs, Medium

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, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

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

4.8 Fertilizers

EDTA iron, Magnesium, Nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

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

Beetles, Mealybugs, Mites

Insects

5.12 Allergy

Dermititis, Itchiness

Carcinogenic, Stomach cancers

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Acne, For treating wrinkles, Good for skin, Improve skin tone, Skin irritation, Skin Problems, Stops hair loss

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

Aging, Asthma, Atherosclerosis, Cancer, Digestion problems, Fertility, Heart problems, High blood pressure, Immunity, Indigestion, Inflammation, Itching, Skin irritation, Swelling

Anthelmintic, Antiemetic, Antiseptic, Diuretic, Poultice, Refrigerant, Tonic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Cosmetics, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Adhesive, Basketary, Used as a dye, Used for making soaps, Used in biomass

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, Cutflower, Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Groundcover

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ANANAS

PTERIDIUM aquilinum

7.2 Common Name

Pineapple

Bracken, Western brackenfern, Decomposition brackenfern, Hairy brackenfern

7.2.1 In Hindi

अनानास

Bracken Fern Plant

7.2.2 In German

Ananas

Bracken Fern Pflanze

7.2.3 In French

Ananas

Bracken Fern Plante

7.2.4 In Spanish

Piña

Planta de helecho

7.2.5 In Greek

Ανανάς

Bracken Fern Plant

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Abacaxi

Bracken Planta Fern

7.2.7 In Polish

Ananas

Bracken Fern roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

Pineapple

Pteridium aquilinum Planta

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Vascular plant

Pteridophyta

8.3 Class

Lilopsida

Filicopsida

8.4 Order

Bromeliales

Polypodiales

8.5 Family

Bromeliaceae

Dennstaedtiaceae

8.6 Genus

Ananas

Pteridium Gleditsch

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Bromelioideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

7NA

1 27800

Properties of Pineapple and Bracken Fern

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

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Season and Care of Pineapple and Bracken Fern

Season and care of Pineapple and Bracken Fern is important to know. While considering everything about Pineapple and Bracken Fern Care, growing season is an essential factor. Pineapple season is Early Summer and Summer and Bracken Fern season is Early Summer and Summer. The type of soil for Pineapple is Clay, Loam, Moist, Sandy and for Bracken Fern is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Pineapple is Acidic and for Bracken Fern is Acidic, Neutral.

Pineapple and Bracken Fern Physical Information

Pineapple and Bracken Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Pineapple height is 152.40 cm and width 121.92 cm whereas Bracken Fern height is 60.96 cm and width 91.44 cm. The color specification of Pineapple and Bracken Fern are as follows:

Pineapple flower color: Purple and Red
Pineapple leaf color: Green, Light Pink and White
Bracken Fern flower color: Not Available
Bracken Fern leaf color: Light Green and Lime Green

Care of Pineapple and Bracken Fern

Care of Pineapple and Bracken Fern include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Pineapple pruning is done No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves and Bracken Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Pineapple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Bracken Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.