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1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Annual
1.2 Type
Fern
Flowering Plants, Shrubs
1.3 Origin
World, Pandemic
America
1.4 Types
Not available
Lobelia aberdarica, Lobelia leschenaultiana, Lobelia canbyi
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
Rice Plant
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
415
Rank: 18 (Overall)
Elderberry
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1.5 Habitat
Woodland Garden
Open areas, River side, Woods
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
Not Available
4-9
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
Not Available
8-1
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
Cushion/Mound-forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
American Elm
30.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0.54 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
Cyclamen
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
Flowering Craba..
60.00 cm
Rank: 96 (Overall)
0.38 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
Evening Primrose
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2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Not Available
Blue, Red, Violet, White
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Brown
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Gold, Brown
Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Strap shaped
Cushion
2.4 Thorns
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
15% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Fall, Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Well drained
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
Early Fall, Early Summer, Late Summer, Mid fall, Mid Spring
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
35% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !
3.3 Tolerances
Drought, Full Sun
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Divison, From Rhizomes, Spores
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering
Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water twice a day in the initial period
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Well drained
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Prune after flowering, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
4.8 Fertilizers
Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Caterpillars
Botrytis Blight, Crown rot, Pythium rot, Stem spot
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Full Sun
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Not Available
85% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
37% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
22% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
40% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
14% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
3% Fern Garden Plants have it !
18% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
14% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.4 Showy Foliage
97% Fern Garden Plants have it !
55% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.5 Showy Bark
3% Fern Garden Plants have it !
13% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.6 Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
3% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.9 Invasive
Sometimes
5% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.10 Self-Sowing
29% Fern Garden Plants have it !
51% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.11 Attracts
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
Birds, Hummingbirds
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
coma, convulsions, Diarrhea, exhaustion, Nausea, salivation, Vomiting, weakness
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
64% Fern Garden Plants have it !
66% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Anthelmintic, Antiemetic, Antiseptic, Diuretic, Poultice, Tonic
Asthma, Bronchitis, Croup
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
Leaves, Seeds
6.2.3 Other Uses
Adhesive, Basketary, Repellent, Used as a dye, Used in biomass
Showy Purposes
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
41% Fern Garden Plants have it !
32% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
All Fern Garden Plants have it !
All Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !
6.5 Garden Design
Groundcover
Bedding Plant, Bog Garden, Edging, Foundation, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Pteridium aquilinum
Lobelia laxiflora
7.2 Common Name
Bracken, brake, common bracken
Lobelia
7.2.1 In Hindi
bracken
Lobelia
7.2.2 In German
Adlerfarn
Lobelie
7.2.3 In French
fougère
Lobelia
7.2.4 In Spanish
helecho
Lobelia
7.2.5 In Greek
φτέρη
λοβηλία
7.2.6 In Portuguese
samambaia
Lobélia
7.2.7 In Polish
orlica
Lobelia
7.2.8 In Latin
bracken
Lobelia
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Pteridophyta
Anthophyta
8.3 Class
Filicopsida
Dicotyledonae
8.4 Order
Polypodiales
Asterales
8.5 Family
Dennstaedtiaceae
Campanulaceae
8.6 Genus
Pteridium
Lobelia
8.7 Clade
Not Available
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Lobelioideae
8.10 Number of Species
Orchid
11
Rank: 100 (Overall)
415
Rank: 38 (Overall)
Calla Lily
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Difference Between Bracken and Lobelia

If you are confused whether Bracken or Lobelia are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Bracken and Lobelia Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Bracken are Nitrogen, Phosphorous and Potassium, whereas for Lobelia fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Bracken and Lobelia if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Bracken and Lobelia

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Bracken and Lobelia. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Bracken and Lobelia as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Bracken is Anthelmintic, Antiemetic, Antiseptic, Diuretic, Poultice and Tonic whereas of Lobelia is Asthma, Bronchitis and Croup. Bracken has beauty benefits as follows: Not Available while Lobelia has beauty benefits as follows: Not Available.

Compare Facts of Bracken vs Lobelia

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Bracken vs Lobelia and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Bracken are Not Available whereas of Lobelia have coma, convulsions, Diarrhea, exhaustion, Nausea, salivation, Vomiting and weakness respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Bracken has no showy fruits and Lobelia has no showy fruits. Also Bracken is not flowering and Lobelia is flowering. You can compare Bracken and Lobelia facts and facts of other plants too.