Southern Shield Fern

Christmas Fern

About Southern Shield Fern and Christmas Fern

Southern Shield Fern

Christmas Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fern

1.3 Origin

North America

North America, Northeastern United States

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Damp shady woods, Wet ground, Wet lands

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

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-103-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-8

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm30.50 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.00 cm45.70 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Non Flowering Plant

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Bronze

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

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, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Fall, Spring, Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought, Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

From Rhizomes

Divison, Spores

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Water Deeply, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water occasionally, Water slowly, and allow to dry completely between soakings

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

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Shade, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Leaf curl, Leaf rust, Red blotch, Scale, Scale insects

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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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

Coarse

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

Butterflies

Insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Avoid during Pregnancy, coma, Eye irritation, weakness

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bog Garden, Borders

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

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

Not Available

Nutrients

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

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

Groundcover, Mixed Border

Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

THELYPTERIS kunthii

POLYSTICHUM acrostichoides

7.2 Common Name

Kunth's maiden fern, southern shield fern, maiden ferns

Not Available

7.2.1 In Hindi

Southern Shield Fern

Christmas Fern

7.2.2 In German

Southern Shield Fern

Christmas Fern

7.2.3 In French

Southern Shield Fern

polystic faux-acrostic

7.2.4 In Spanish

Southern Shield Fern

Christmas Fern

7.2.5 In Greek

Southern Shield Fern

Christmas Fern

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Southern Shield Fern

Christmas Fern

7.2.7 In Polish

Southern Shield Fern

Christmas Fern

7.2.8 In Latin

Southern Shield Fern

Christmas Fern

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Angiosperms

Filicinophyta

8.3 Class

Polypodiopsida

Filicopsida

8.4 Order

Polypodiales

Filicales

8.5 Family

Thelypteridaceae

Dryopteridaceae

8.6 Genus

Thelypteris

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 Southern Shield Fern and Christmas Fern

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

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Season and Care of Southern Shield Fern and Christmas Fern

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

Southern Shield Fern and Christmas Fern Physical Information

Southern Shield Fern and Christmas Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Southern Shield Fern height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Christmas Fern height is 30.50 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Southern Shield Fern and Christmas Fern are as follows:

Southern Shield Fern flower color: Non Flowering Plant
Southern Shield Fern leaf color: Light Green
Christmas Fern flower color: Not Available
Christmas Fern leaf color: Green

Care of Southern Shield Fern and Christmas Fern

Care of Southern Shield Fern and Christmas Fern include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Southern Shield Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Christmas Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Southern Shield Fern 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.