Swordfern

Clumping Bamboo

About Swordfern and Clumping Bamboo

Swordfern

Clumping Bamboo

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fern

Grass

1.3 Origin

Australia

China

1.4 Types

Polystichum solitarium

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: 91 (Overall)▶

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Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

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About Elderberry

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade

Subtropical climates, Wet Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-11

8-12

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12 - 7

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2

H1, H2, 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

About American ..

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120.00 cm

Rank: 92 (Overall)▶

1,070.00 cm

Rank: 38 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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60.00 cm

Rank: 96 (Overall)▶

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

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About Evening Primrose

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Pale White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Saw-tooth like

Acicular

2.4 Thorns

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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1% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Shade, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

All year

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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17% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Dry Conditions, Light Frost, Shade areas, Variety of soil types

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, From Rhizomes, Spores

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

when new, water every week

Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, 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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

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

Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Pests and diseases free

Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Dry Conditions, Light Frost, Shade areas, Variety of soil types

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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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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36% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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97% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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18% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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29% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Beetles, Bugs, Mites

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash, Respiratory distress

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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64% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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40% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for animals

Agroforestry, Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Poultice, Sore throat, Tonsillitis

Aging, Anti-fungal, Antispasmodic, Digestive disorders, Obesity

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Stem

Stem, Tree trunks

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Economic Purpose, Traditional medicine, Used As Food, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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41% Fern Garden Plants have it !

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Fern Garden Plants have it !

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All Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens

Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Polystichum munitum

BAMBUSA beecheyana

7.2 Common Name

Swordfern, western swordfern

Beechey's Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo

7.2.1 In Hindi

Swordfern

बांस

7.2.2 In German

Sword Fern

Verklumpung Bambus

7.2.3 In French

Epée Fern

clumping Bamboo

7.2.4 In Spanish

helecho espada

clumping Bamboo

7.2.5 In Greek

ξίφος φτέρη

συσσώρευση μπαμπού

7.2.6 In Portuguese

espada Fern

bambu aglutinação

7.2.7 In Polish

Miecz Fern

zbicie bambus

7.2.8 In Latin

Fern gladio

clumping Bamboo

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Pteridophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Filicopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Polypodiales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Dryopteridaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Polystichum

Bambusa

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Bambuseae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Bambusoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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260

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Properties of Swordfern and Clumping Bamboo

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

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Season and Care of Swordfern and Clumping Bamboo

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

Swordfern and Clumping Bamboo Physical Information

Swordfern and Clumping Bamboo physical information is very important for comparison. Swordfern height is 120.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Clumping Bamboo height is 1,070.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Swordfern and Clumping Bamboo are as follows:

Swordfern flower color: Not Available
Swordfern leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Clumping Bamboo flower color: Pale White
Clumping Bamboo leaf color: Green

Care of Swordfern and Clumping Bamboo

Care of Swordfern and Clumping Bamboo include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Swordfern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Clumping Bamboo pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and Remove damaged leaves. In summer Swordfern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Clumping Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.