Russian Sage

Brake Fern

About Russian Sage and Brake Fern

Russian Sage

Brake Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Fern

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

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

1.4 Types

Perovskia atriplicifolia LACEY BLUE, Perovskia atriplicifolia ‘Rocketman’

Pteris aberrans, Pteris abyssinica, Pteris actiniopteroides

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA280

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Not Available

Subtropical climates, Subtropical forests, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-910-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-6

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

90.00 cm90.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

90.00 cm60.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Lavender, Blue Violet

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green, Silver

White, Green, Silver

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Silver

White, Green, Silver

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Silver

White, Green, Silver

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Silver

White, Green, Silver

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Pinnate

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

Full Shade, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Planting

By dividing rhizomes, tubers, Spores

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Do Not over Water

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

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Shade, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune in early spring, Prune regularly

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

Chlorosis, Red blotch

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Salt

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

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

Butterflies

Bees, Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Skin irritation, Toxic

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing

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

Insect Repellent

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Treating fever

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Culinary use, Oil is used in mosquito repellents, Used as Ornamental plant

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

Dried Flower / Everlasting, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Perovskia atriplicifolia

PTERIS argyraea

7.2 Common Name

Longin Russian Sage, Russian Sage

Brake Fern

7.2.1 In Hindi

Russian Sage

Brake Fern Plant

7.2.2 In German

russische Sage

Brems Farnanlage

7.2.3 In French

sabio ruso

Brake Fern Plante

7.2.4 In Spanish

Sage ruso

Planta del helecho del freno

7.2.5 In Greek

Ρωσική Sage

Φρένο Fern Plant

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Sábio russo

Brake Planta Fern

7.2.7 In Polish

rosyjski Sage

Hamulec Fern roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

Russian Sage

Fregit Fern Plant Families

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Polypodiopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Polypodiales

8.5 Family

Lamiaceae

Pteridaceae

8.6 Genus

Perovskia

Pteris

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Mentheae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Pteridoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA280

1 27800

Properties of Russian Sage and Brake Fern

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

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Season and Care of Russian Sage and Brake Fern

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

Russian Sage and Brake Fern Physical Information

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

Russian Sage flower color: Lavender and Blue Violet
Russian Sage leaf color: Gray Green and Silver
Brake Fern flower color: Not Available
Brake Fern leaf color: White, Green and Silver

Care of Russian Sage and Brake Fern

Care of Russian Sage and Brake Fern include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Russian Sage pruning is done Prune in early spring and Prune regularly and Brake Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Russian Sage 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.