1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
1.4 Types
Cyathea cooperi, Dicksonia antarctica
Subarctic ladyfern, Asplenium ladyfern, Southern Lady Fern
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade
hedge rows, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
460.00 cm61.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
30.00 cm45.70 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Dark Green
Light Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Dark Green
Gray Green, Silver
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Dark Green
Gray Green, Silver
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green, Dark Green
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
Not Available
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Wet Site, Salt
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Requires consistently moist soil
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
10-10-10, Fertilize in early spring, fertilize in fall, fertilize in summer, General purpose liquid or granular fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch, Slugs
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Carcinogenic, Thiaminase
Nasal irritation
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Not Available
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, soil stabilisation
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Astringent
Anthelmintic, Diuretic, Poultice
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Stem, Tree trunks
Leaves, Root
6.2.3 Other Uses
Showy Purposes
useful as a ground cover
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Tropical
Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
CYATHEA australis
Athyrium filix-femina
7.2 Common Name
7.2.1 In Hindi
Australian Tree Fern
lady fern
7.2.2 In German
Australian Baumfarn
Wald-Frauenfarn
7.2.3 In French
Australian Arbre Fern
Athyrium filix-femina
7.2.4 In Spanish
Helecho de árbol australiano
Athyrium filix-femina
7.2.5 In Greek
Αυστραλιανή Tree Fern
lady fern
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Australian Tree Fern
lady fern
7.2.7 In Polish
Australijski Drzewo paproci
Wietlica samicza
7.2.8 In Latin
Fern tree Australia
lady fern
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Pteridophyta
Pteridophyta
8.3 Class
Pteridopsida
Polypodiopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
Cyatheaceae
Dryopteridaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Not Available
Angiosperms, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Physematieae
8.9 Subfamily
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8.10 Number of Species