1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Fern
1.3 Origin
North America
1.4 Types
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Damp shady woods, Wet ground, Wet lands
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12-8
1.8 Sunset Zone
4
1.9 Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Non Flowering Plant
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Bronze
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
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
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Fall, Spring, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
From Rhizomes
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
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
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Shade, 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
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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3% - Fern Garden Plants have it !
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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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97% - Fern Garden Plants have it !
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5.5 Showy Bark
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3% - Fern Garden Plants have it !
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Coarse
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
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No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
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5.10 Self-Sowing
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29% - Fern Garden Plants have it !
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5.11 Attracts
Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Bog Garden, Borders
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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64% - Fern Garden Plants have it !
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Not Available
6.2.3 Other Uses
Not Available
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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41% - Fern Garden Plants have it !
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Fern Garden Plants have it !
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6.5 Garden Design
Groundcover, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
THELYPTERIS kunthii
7.2 Common Name
Kunth's maiden fern, southern shield fern, maiden ferns
7.2.1 In Hindi
Southern Shield Fern
7.2.2 In German
Southern Shield Fern
7.2.3 In French
Southern Shield Fern
7.2.4 In Spanish
Southern Shield Fern
7.2.5 In Greek
Southern Shield Fern
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Southern Shield Fern
7.2.7 In Polish
Southern Shield Fern
7.2.8 In Latin
Southern Shield Fern
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Angiosperms
8.3 Class
Polypodiopsida
8.4 Order
Polypodiales
8.5 Family
Thelypteridaceae
8.6 Genus
Thelypteris
8.7 Clade
Not Available
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species