Wisteria

Southern Shield Fern

About Wisteria and Southern Shield Fern

Wisteria

Southern Shield Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Fern

1.3 Origin

China, Eastern United States, Japan, Korea

North America

1.4 Types

Chinese Wisteria, Japanese wisteria, Silky wisteria, American wisteria

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

20NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Forest edges, River side

Damp shady woods, Wet ground, Wet lands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-97-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

12-8

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

1.9 Habit

Vine/Liana

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

10.00 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.00 cm60.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink, Purple, Violet

Non Flowering Plant

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Bronze

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loamy, Sandy

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Poorly Drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Mid Spring

Fall, Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

From Rhizomes

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, when new, water every week

Water Deeply, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water occasionally, Water slowly, and allow to dry completely between soakings

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, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loamy, Sandy

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Poorly Drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Shade, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune twice a year, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Canker, Crown gall, Leaf spot, Mealybugs, Powdery mildew, Root rot, Scale

Leaf curl, Leaf rust, Red blotch, Scale, Scale insects

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

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

Flying insects

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Itchiness

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Bog Garden, Borders

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

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Sometimes used for making wine

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Shady Tree, Showy Tree, Street Trees

Groundcover, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Wisteria

THELYPTERIS kunthii

7.2 Common Name

Wisteria

Kunth's maiden fern, southern shield fern, maiden ferns

7.2.1 In Hindi

Wisteria

Southern Shield Fern

7.2.2 In German

Glyzinien

Southern Shield Fern

7.2.3 In French

Glycines

Southern Shield Fern

7.2.4 In Spanish

Glicinas

Southern Shield Fern

7.2.5 In Greek

γλυκίνη

Southern Shield Fern

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Glicínias

Southern Shield Fern

7.2.7 In Polish

Wisteria

Southern Shield Fern

7.2.8 In Latin

Wisteria

Southern Shield Fern

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Anthophyta

Angiosperms

8.3 Class

Dicotyledonae

Polypodiopsida

8.4 Order

Fabales

Polypodiales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Thelypteridaceae

8.6 Genus

Wisteria

Thelypteris

8.7 Clade

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Millettieae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Faboideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

8NA

1 27800

Properties of Wisteria and Southern Shield Fern

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

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Season and Care of Wisteria and Southern Shield Fern

Season and care of Wisteria and Southern Shield Fern is important to know. While considering everything about Wisteria and Southern Shield Fern Care, growing season is an essential factor. Wisteria season is Spring and Southern Shield Fern season is Spring. The type of soil for Wisteria is Clay, Loamy, Sandy and for Southern Shield Fern is Loam while the PH of soil for Wisteria is Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline and for Southern Shield Fern is Neutral, Alkaline.

Wisteria and Southern Shield Fern Physical Information

Wisteria and Southern Shield Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Wisteria height is 10.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Southern Shield Fern height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Wisteria and Southern Shield Fern are as follows:

Wisteria flower color: Pink, Purple and Violet
Wisteria leaf color: Green
Southern Shield Fern flower color: Non Flowering Plant
Southern Shield Fern leaf color: Light Green

Care of Wisteria and Southern Shield Fern

Care of Wisteria and Southern Shield Fern include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Wisteria pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune twice a year, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads and Southern Shield Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Wisteria needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Southern Shield Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.