Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fern
Fern
Origin
World, Pandemic
Northeastern United States, Eastern Asia
Types
-
Osmunda claytoniana
Number of Varieties
22
0
40000
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Habitat
Woodland Garden
Forest margins, Roadsides, Terrestrial
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99992-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
8-1
Sunset Zone
-
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6
Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Gold, Brown
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Strap shaped
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Full Sun
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, From Rhizomes, Spores
Divison, Spores
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering
Water Deeply, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Shape and thin as needed
Fertilizers
Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Caterpillars
Mealybugs
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Full Sun
Drought
Flowers
-
-
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
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anthelmintic, Antiemetic, Antiseptic, Diuretic, Poultice, Tonic
Blood disorders
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
Buds
Other Uses
Adhesive, Basketary, Repellent, Used as a dye, Used in biomass
Culinary use
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Groundcover
Feature Plant, Groundcover, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
Pteridium aquilinum
OSMUNDA claytoniana
Common Name
Bracken, brake, common bracken
Interrupted Fern
In Hindi
bracken
बाधित फर्न
In German
Adlerfarn
unterbrochen Fern
In French
fougère
Fern interrompu
In Spanish
helecho
helecho interrumpido
In Greek
φτέρη
διακοπεί Fern
In Portuguese
samambaia
Fern interrompido
In Polish
orlica
przerwana Fern
In Latin
bracken
Fern intermissis
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Pteridophyta
Pteridophyta
Class
Filicopsida
Polypodiopsida
Order
Polypodiales
Osmundales
Family
Dennstaedtiaceae
Osmundaceae
Genus
Pteridium
Osmunda
Clade
-
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
111
1
27800
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