Life Span
Perennial
Type
Fern
Origin
World, Pandemic
Types
-
Number of Varieties
2
0
40000
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Habitat
Woodland Garden
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
Sunset Zone
-
Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm
Rank: 96 (Overall)
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Gold, Brown
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Strap shaped
Thorns
✔
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No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Tolerances
Drought, Full Sun
Where to Plant?
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, From Rhizomes, Spores
Plant Maintenance
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
Pests and Diseases
Caterpillars
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Full Sun
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
Showy Bark
✔
✘
2% - Fern Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
5% - Fern Garden Plants
Invasive
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
25% - Fern Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
64% - Fern Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anthelmintic, Antiemetic, Antiseptic, Diuretic, Poultice, Tonic
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Adhesive, Basketary, Repellent, Used as a dye, Used in biomass
Used As Indoor Plant
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41% - Fern Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
All - Fern Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Groundcover
Botanical Name
Pteridium aquilinum
Common Name
Bracken, brake, common bracken
In Hindi
bracken
In German
Adlerfarn
In French
fougère
In Spanish
helecho
In Greek
φτέρη
In Portuguese
samambaia
In Polish
orlica
In Latin
bracken
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Pteridophyta
Class
Filicopsida
Order
Polypodiales
Family
Dennstaedtiaceae
Genus
Pteridium
Clade
-
Tribe
-
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
11
Rank: 100 (Overall)
1
27800
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