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About Southern Wood Fern and Japanese Maple

1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Fern
Shrub
1.3 Origin
Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Texas
Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea
1.4 Types
Not available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
NANA
About Elderberry
0 40000
1.5 Habitat
Cliffs, Forests, Rocky areas, Slopes
gardens, Woodland Garden Secondary, Woodlands
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
6-94-7
Bamboo
0 99
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
Not Available
8-2
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
76.20 cm150.00 cm
About Cyclamen
0.54 3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
NA90.00 cm
About Evening Primrose
0.1 6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Non Flowering Plant
Red
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Not Available
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
Red, Brown
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Red, Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Red, Green, Bronze
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Red, Crimson, Orange Red
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Compound
Palmate
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Shade, Partial shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Bulbs, Rhizome division, Tubers
Budding, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Average Water Needs, Needs less watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Shade, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K, since leafy plants, use higher nitrogen content fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free, Red blotch
Aphids, Beetles, Mealybugs, Red blotch, Scale, Sooty Mold
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Full Sun, Shade areas
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
None
Insignificant
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Butterflies, Flying insects
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Itchiness, Skin irritation
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes, Used as an interior landscaping species, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Bonsai, Borders
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Not Available
Sap
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for Landscaping
Used as preservative
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Feature Plant, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
DRYOPTERIS ludoviciana
ACER palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom'
7.2 Common Name
Southern wood fern
Downy Japanese Maple, Fullmoon Maple, Japanese Maple
7.2.1 In Hindi
southern wood fern
Japanese Maple
7.2.2 In German
südlichen Holz fern
japanischer Ahorn
7.2.3 In French
sud dryoptéride
érable du Japon
7.2.4 In Spanish
helecho de madera sur
arce japonés
7.2.5 In Greek
νότια φτέρη ξύλο
Japanese Maple
7.2.6 In Portuguese
samambaia de madeira do sul
bordo japonês
7.2.7 In Polish
południowej drewna paproci
Klon japoński
7.2.8 In Latin
Fern australi
Acer palmatum
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Filicopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Polypodiales
Sapindales
8.5 Family
Dryopteridaceae
Aceraceae
8.6 Genus
Dryopteris
Acer
8.7 Clade
Not Available
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species
NANA
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Properties of Southern Wood Fern and Japanese Maple

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

Season and Care of Southern Wood Fern and Japanese Maple

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

Southern Wood Fern and Japanese Maple Physical Information

Southern Wood Fern and Japanese Maple physical information is very important for comparison. Southern Wood Fern height is 76.20 cm and width Not Available whereas Japanese Maple height is 150.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Southern Wood Fern and Japanese Maple are as follows:

  • Southern Wood Fern flower color: Non Flowering Plant

  • Southern Wood Fern leaf color: Dark Green

  • Japanese Maple flower color: Red

  • Japanese Maple leaf color: Red, Burgundy, Dark Red and Copper

Care of Southern Wood Fern and Japanese Maple

Care of Southern Wood Fern and Japanese Maple include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Southern Wood Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Japanese Maple pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Southern Wood Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Japanese Maple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.