Tritoma

Ostrich Fern

About Tritoma and Ostrich Fern

Tritoma

Ostrich Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Fern

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

North America, Europe, Eastern Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

M. struthiopteris var. struthiopteris M. struthiopteris var. pensylvanica

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Damp Places, Marshy ground

Forest margins, Roadsides, Terrestrial

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-9

2-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-4

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Thicket/Colonizing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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45.70 cm

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60.00 cm

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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50.80 cm

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45.70 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Red, Orange, Pink

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray Green, Light Yellow

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Linear

Lance shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

All year

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Divison, Spores

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs more water during establishment, Water Deeply, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water in the early morning hours

Water Deeply, Water when soil is dry

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, 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, Apply N-P-K

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Onion thrips, Red blotch, Root rot

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Moisture

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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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3% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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48% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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9% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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14% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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33% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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97% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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4% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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49% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.11 Attracts

Snails

Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Borders, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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Unknown

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Bone strength

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Bog Garden, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

KNIPHOFIA 'Border Ballet'

MATTEUCCIA struthiopteris

7.2 Common Name

Tritoma, Wisley Blue Spring Starflower, Wisley Blue Springstar

Fiddlehead ferns, shuttlecock fern

7.2.1 In Hindi

Tritoma

शुतुरमुर्ग फर्न

7.2.2 In German

Tritoma

Ostrich Fern

7.2.3 In French

Tritoma

fougère à l'autruche

7.2.4 In Spanish

tritoma

avestruz helecho

7.2.5 In Greek

tritoma

Στρουθοκάμηλος Fern

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Tritoma

Ostrich Fern

7.2.7 In Polish

Tritoma

Struś Fern

7.2.8 In Latin

Trytoma

struthionem Fern

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Filicinophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Polypodiopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Polypodiales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Dryopteridaceae

8.6 Genus

Kniphofia

Matteuccia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

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8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Tritoma and Ostrich Fern

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

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Season and Care of Tritoma and Ostrich Fern

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

Tritoma and Ostrich Fern Physical Information

Tritoma and Ostrich Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Tritoma height is 45.70 cm and width 50.80 cm whereas Ostrich Fern height is 60.00 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Tritoma and Ostrich Fern are as follows:

Tritoma flower color: Yellow, Red, Orange and Pink
Tritoma leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Ostrich Fern flower color: Not Available
Ostrich Fern leaf color: Green

Care of Tritoma and Ostrich Fern

Care of Tritoma and Ostrich Fern include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Tritoma pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Ostrich Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Tritoma needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Ostrich Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.