Life Span
Perennial
Type
Fern
Origin
Australia
Types
Dicksonia antarctica, Soft Tree Fern
Number of Varieties
25
Rank: 90 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
Damp Places
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-15
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-8
Sunset Zone
H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Plant Size
Minimum Height
240.00 cm
Rank: 78 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm
Rank: 79 (Overall)
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Fern like
Thorns
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No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Average
Bloom Time
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Tolerances
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
How to Plant?
Spores
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires consistently moist soil
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic
Soil Type
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Shade, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Squirrels
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
-
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
2% - Fern Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
98% - Fern Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
✔
✘
2% - Fern Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
5% - Fern Garden Plants
Invasive
✔
✘
No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Self-Sowing
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25% - Fern Garden Plants
Attracts
Ants
Allergy
Carcinogenic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
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✘
64% - Fern Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Stem
Other Uses
-
Used As Indoor Plant
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41% - Fern Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
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✘
All - Fern Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Tropical
Botanical Name
DICKSONIA antarctica
Common Name
Australian tree fern, Tasmanian tree fern, hardy tree fern, soft tree fern, woolly tree fern
In Hindi
Tasmanian Tree Fern
In German
Tasmanian Tree Fern
In French
Dicksonia antarctica
In Spanish
Balantium antarcticum
In Greek
Tasmanian Tree Fern
In Portuguese
Dicksonia antarctica
In Polish
Diksonia antarktyczna
In Latin
Tasmanian Tree Fern
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Pteridophyta
Class
Filicopsida
Order
Polypodiales
Family
Dicksoniaceae
Genus
Dicksonia
Clade
-
Tribe
-
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
42
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27800
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