Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Fern
Origin
Africa, South-Eastern Asia
World, Pandemic
Types
Terminalia arjuna
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Number of Varieties
12
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40000
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Habitat
Subtropical forests, Tropical regions
Woodland Garden
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-9-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 5
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Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21
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Habit
Clump-Forming
Thicket/Colonizing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
45.70 cm60.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pale Yellow, Yellow green
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Light Green
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Gold, Brown
Leaf Color in Winter
Brown, Light Yellow, Tan
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Strap shaped
Thorns
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✘
✔
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Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
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Repeat Bloomer
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✔
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Tolerances
Pollution, Drought, Salt
Drought, Full Sun
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Divison, From Rhizomes, Spores
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs less watering
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
A hard prune may be necessary if the plant becomes woody, Cut upper 1/3 section when young to enhancegrowth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
10-10-10 diluted liquid fertilizer, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost
Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Downy mildew, Purple Blotch, Red blotch
Caterpillars
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shade areas
Drought, Full Sun
Flowers
Showy
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Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
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✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Flies, pollinators
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
Allergy
conjunctivitis, sneezing
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Making cosmetics
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Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification, Shadow Tree, Soil protection
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cardiovascular problems, Detoxifies lever, Diabetes, Dysentry, Jaundice, Menstrual Disorders
Anthelmintic, Antiemetic, Antiseptic, Diuretic, Poultice, Tonic
Part of Plant Used
Inner Bark, Leaf Stalks
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Used as a fodder tree in agricultural areas
Adhesive, Basketary, Repellent, Used as a dye, Used in biomass
Used As Indoor Plant
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Used As Outdoor Plant
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✔
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Garden Design
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Groundcover
Botanical Name
Terminalia arjuna
Pteridium aquilinum
Common Name
Arjuna
Bracken, brake, common bracken
In Hindi
अर्जुन वृक्ष
bracken
In German
Terminalia arjuna
Adlerfarn
In French
Terminalia arjuna
fougère
In Spanish
Migdałecznik arjuna
helecho
In Greek
arjuna
φτέρη
In Portuguese
Migdałecznik arjuna
samambaia
In Polish
Migdałecznik arjuna
orlica
In Latin
arjuna
bracken
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Pteridophyta
Class
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Filicopsida
Order
Myrtales
Polypodiales
Family
Poaceae
Dennstaedtiaceae
Genus
Terminilia
Pteridium
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
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Tribe
-
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Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
10011
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27800
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