Southernwood

Leatherwood Fern

About Southernwood and Leatherwood Fern

Southernwood

Leatherwood Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Fern

1.3 Origin

Southern Europe

Europe, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Western Europe, Russia, Siberia, Asia, Central Asia, Eastern Asia, Western Asia, Nepal, China, Korea

1.4 Types

not available

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Temperate Regions

meadows, Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-82-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-5

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

A2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

NA40.60 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA30.50 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Gray

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green

Light Green, Yellow green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long hair-like leaves

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

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

Divison, Spores

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Keep the Soil well drained

Average Water Needs, Medium

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

Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Shade, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Cut back old stems to the ground, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Complete balanced fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Free of serious pests and diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

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

✔ ✘

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

Medium

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

Not Available

Insects

5.12 Allergy

Skin irritation

Carcinogenic, Stomach cancers

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Farmland, small hedge, Wild gardens

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

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

Antiseptic, Digestive, Liver problems, Skin Disorders, Tonic

Anthelmintic, Antiemetic, Antiseptic, Diuretic, Poultice, Refrigerant, Tonic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Branch, Fibres, Flower Stalk, Gum, Leaves, Twigs

Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Oil is used in mosquito repellents, Used for fragrance, Used to make hair tonic

Adhesive, Basketary, Used as a dye, Used for making soaps, Used in biomass

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Herb, Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ARTEMISIA abrotanum

DRYOPTERIS carthusiana

7.2 Common Name

lad's love , southern wormwood , old man , boy's love , appleringie , sitherwood

Leatherwood Fern

7.2.1 In Hindi

southernwood

Leatherwood Fern

7.2.2 In German

Eberraute

Leatherwood Fern

7.2.3 In French

aurone ou citronnelle

Leatherwood Fern

7.2.4 In Spanish

Artemisia abrotanum

Leatherwood Fern

7.2.5 In Greek

Artemisia abrotanum

Leatherwood Fern

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Abrótano

Leatherwood Fern

7.2.7 In Polish

Bylica boże drzewko

Leatherwood Fern

7.2.8 In Latin

Southernwood

Leatherwood Fern

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Pteridophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Filicopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Polypodiales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Dennstaedtiaceae

8.6 Genus

Artemisia

Pteridium Gleditsch

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Anthemideae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Asteroideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Southernwood and Leatherwood Fern

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

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Season and Care of Southernwood and Leatherwood Fern

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

Southernwood and Leatherwood Fern Physical Information

Southernwood and Leatherwood Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Southernwood height is Not Available and width Not Available whereas Leatherwood Fern height is 40.60 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Southernwood and Leatherwood Fern are as follows:

Southernwood flower color: Yellow and Gray
Southernwood leaf color: Gray Green
Leatherwood Fern flower color: Not Available
Leatherwood Fern leaf color: Light Green and Yellow green

Care of Southernwood and Leatherwood Fern

Care of Southernwood and Leatherwood Fern include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Southernwood pruning is done Cut back old stems to the ground, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Leatherwood Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Southernwood needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Leatherwood Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.