Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fern
Fern
Origin
World, Pandemic
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Types
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Subarctic ladyfern, Asplenium ladyfern, Southern Lady Fern
Number of Varieties
210
0
40000
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Habitat
Woodland Garden
hedge rows, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
9-1
Sunset Zone
-
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm61.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm45.70 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
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Fall
Gold, Brown
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Strap shaped
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Shade
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
-
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Full Sun
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Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, From Rhizomes, Spores
Spores
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering
Requires consistently moist soil
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Caterpillars
Red blotch, Slugs
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
Butterflies
Allergy
-
Nasal irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anthelmintic, Antiemetic, Antiseptic, Diuretic, Poultice, Tonic
Anthelmintic, Diuretic, Poultice
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Adhesive, Basketary, Repellent, Used as a dye, Used in biomass
useful as a ground cover
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Groundcover
Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
Pteridium aquilinum
Athyrium filix-femina
Common Name
Bracken, brake, common bracken
Ladyfern
In Hindi
bracken
lady fern
In German
Adlerfarn
Wald-Frauenfarn
In French
fougère
Athyrium filix-femina
In Spanish
helecho
Athyrium filix-femina
In Greek
φτέρη
lady fern
In Portuguese
samambaia
lady fern
In Polish
orlica
Wietlica samicza
In Latin
bracken
lady fern
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Pteridophyta
Pteridophyta
Class
Filicopsida
Polypodiopsida
Order
Polypodiales
Polypodiales
Family
Dennstaedtiaceae
Dryopteridaceae
Genus
Pteridium
Athyrium
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
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Physematieae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
11180
1
27800
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