Swordfern

Dixie Wood Fern

About Swordfern and Dixie Wood Fern

Swordfern

Dixie Wood Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fern

1.3 Origin

Australia

United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States

1.4 Types

Polystichum solitarium

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

1NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade

Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-115-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

9-5

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

120.00 cm90.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.00 cm60.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Saw-tooth like

Toothed

2.4 Thorns

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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 shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

All year

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

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

Drought, Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, From Rhizomes, Spores

Divison, Spores

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

when new, water every week

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

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

Pests and diseases free

Red blotch

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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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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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

Coarse

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

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

Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Avoid during Pregnancy, coma, Eye irritation, weakness

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for animals

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Poultice, Sore throat, Tonsillitis

Nutrients

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Stem

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

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

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

Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Polystichum munitum

DRYOPTERIS x australis

7.2 Common Name

Swordfern, western swordfern

Wood Fern

7.2.1 In Hindi

Swordfern

dixie wood fern

7.2.2 In German

Sword Fern

dixie wood fern

7.2.3 In French

Epée Fern

dixie wood fern

7.2.4 In Spanish

helecho espada

helecho de madera dixie

7.2.5 In Greek

ξίφος φτέρη

dixie wood fern

7.2.6 In Portuguese

espada Fern

dixie samambaia de madeira

7.2.7 In Polish

Miecz Fern

dixie wood fern

7.2.8 In Latin

Fern gladio

Fern Dixie

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Pteridophyta

Filicinophyta

8.3 Class

Filicopsida

8.4 Order

Polypodiales

Filicales

8.5 Family

Dryopteridaceae

8.6 Genus

Polystichum

8.7 Clade

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

260NA

1 27800

Properties of Swordfern and Dixie Wood Fern

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

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Season and Care of Swordfern and Dixie Wood Fern

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

Swordfern and Dixie Wood Fern Physical Information

Swordfern and Dixie Wood Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Swordfern height is 120.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Dixie Wood Fern height is 90.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Swordfern and Dixie Wood Fern are as follows:

Swordfern flower color: Not Available
Swordfern leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Dixie Wood Fern flower color: Not Available
Dixie Wood Fern leaf color: Not Available

Care of Swordfern and Dixie Wood Fern

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