Russian Sage

Christmas Fern

About Russian Sage and Christmas Fern

Russian Sage

Christmas Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Fern

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

North America, Northeastern United States

1.4 Types

Perovskia atriplicifolia LACEY BLUE, Perovskia atriplicifolia ‘Rocketman’

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

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Boggy areas, By seashore, Coastal Regions, Moist woods, Swamps

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9

3-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-6

8-1

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

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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90.00 cm

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30.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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90.00 cm

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45.70 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Lavender, Blue Violet

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2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green, Silver

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Silver

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Silver

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Silver

Dark Green

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 Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

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

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Drought, Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Planting

Divison, 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

Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply

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

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune in early spring, Prune regularly

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Chlorosis, Red blotch

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Salt

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

None

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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19% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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40% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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12% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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14% Perennial Flowers 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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53% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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97% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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15% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

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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48% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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29% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Insects

5.12 Allergy

Skin irritation, Toxic

Avoid during Pregnancy, coma, Eye irritation, weakness

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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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

Nutrients

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Air freshner, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, 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

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

Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Perovskia atriplicifolia

POLYSTICHUM acrostichoides

7.2 Common Name

Longin Russian Sage, Russian Sage

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7.2.1 In Hindi

Russian Sage

Christmas Fern

7.2.2 In German

russische Sage

Christmas Fern

7.2.3 In French

sabio ruso

polystic faux-acrostic

7.2.4 In Spanish

Sage ruso

Christmas Fern

7.2.5 In Greek

Ρωσική Sage

Christmas Fern

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Sábio russo

Christmas Fern

7.2.7 In Polish

rosyjski Sage

Christmas Fern

7.2.8 In Latin

Russian Sage

Christmas Fern

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Filicinophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Filicopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Filicales

8.5 Family

Lamiaceae

Dryopteridaceae

8.6 Genus

Perovskia

Polystichum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

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8.8 Tribe

Mentheae

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8.9 Subfamily

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Russian Sage and Christmas Fern

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

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Season and Care of Russian Sage and Christmas Fern

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

Russian Sage and Christmas Fern Physical Information

Russian Sage and Christmas Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Russian Sage height is 90.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Christmas Fern height is 30.50 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Russian Sage and Christmas Fern are as follows:

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

Care of Russian Sage and Christmas Fern

Care of Russian Sage and Christmas Fern include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Russian Sage pruning is done Prune in early spring and Prune regularly and Christmas Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Russian Sage needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Christmas Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.