Life Span
Perennial
Type
Fern
Origin
Central America, South America, Eastern Africa, Middle Africa, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia
Types
Pteris aberrans, Pteris abyssinica, Pteris actiniopteroides
Number of Varieties
280
Rank: 29 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, Subtropical forests, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-11
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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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
-
Leaf Color in Spring
White, Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Summer
White, Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Fall
White, Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
White, Green, Silver
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Shade, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Bloom Time
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Tolerances
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, Spores
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Shade, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
-
Flowers
✔
✘
No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
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
✔
✘
25% - Fern Garden Plants
Attracts
Bees, Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
Insignificant
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
41% - Fern Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
All - Fern Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
PTERIS argyraea
Common Name
Brake Fern
In Hindi
Brake Fern Plant
In German
Brems Farnanlage
In French
Brake Fern Plante
In Spanish
Planta del helecho del freno
In Greek
Φρένο Fern Plant
In Portuguese
Brake Planta Fern
In Polish
Hamulec Fern roślin
In Latin
Fregit Fern Plant Families
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Polypodiopsida
Order
Polypodiales
Family
Pteridaceae
Genus
Pteris
Clade
-
Tribe
-
Subfamily
Pteridoideae
Number of Species
280
Rank: 57 (Overall)
1
27800
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