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What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Fern  
Sedge or Rush  

Origin
World, Pandemic  
World/Pandemic  

Types
-  
Cyperus esculentus  

Number of Varieties
2  
9  

Habitat
Woodland Garden  
Wild  

USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999  
5-12  

AHS Heat Zone
-  
12-1  

Sunset Zone
-  
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  

Habit
Thicket/Colonizing  
Mat-forming  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
30.00 cm  
99+
30.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
60.00 cm  
99+
30.00 cm  

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
-  
Orange, Gold, Bronze, Tan  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Brown  
Dark Brown  

Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green  
Green, Yellow green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Green  
Green, Yellow green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Gold, Brown  
Green, Yellow green  

Leaf Color in Winter
-  
Green, Yellow green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Strap shaped  
V-Shaped  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall  
-  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Growth Rate
Very Fast  
Very Fast  

Type of Soil
Loam, Sand  
Clay, Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral  
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Average  

Bloom Time
-  
Summer  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
Yes  

Tolerances
Drought, Full Sun  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Divison, From Rhizomes, Spores  
creeping rhizomes, Seedlings, Tubers  

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, Alkaline  

Soil Type
Loam, Sand  
Clay, Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
Average  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

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  
Rust  

Plant Tolerance
Drought, Full Sun  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
-  
Insignificant  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
No  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
No  
No  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Medium  
Fine  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
-  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
Sometimes  
Yes  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
Yes  

Attracts
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds  
Pigs  

Allergy
-  
Oral Allergy  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes  
-  

Beauty Benefits
-  
Good for skin, Protects from sun damage  

Edible Uses
Yes  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Anthelmintic, Antiemetic, Antiseptic, Diuretic, Poultice, Tonic  
Aphrodisiac, Digestive, Diuretic, Tonic  

Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root  
Fruits  

Other Uses
Adhesive, Basketary, Repellent, Used as a dye, Used in biomass  
For making oil, used for weaving hats  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Groundcover  
-  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
Pteridium aquilinum  
CYPERUS esculentus  

Common Name
Bracken, brake, common bracken  
Nut Sedge,chufa sedge, nut grass, yellow nutsedge  

In Hindi
bracken  
अखरोट सेज  

In German
Adlerfarn  
Nuss -Segge  

In French
fougère  
souchet  

In Spanish
helecho  
tuerca de la juncia  

In Greek
φτέρη  
καρύδι σπαθόχορτο  

In Portuguese
samambaia  
Nut Sedge  

In Polish
orlica  
nakrętka turzyca  

In Latin
bracken  
nut Sedge  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Pteridophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Filicopsida  
Liliopsida  

Order
Polypodiales  
Poales  

Family
Dennstaedtiaceae  
Cyperaceae  

Genus
Pteridium  
Cyperus  

Clade
-  
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots  

Tribe
-  
Cypereae  

Subfamily
-  
-  

Number of Species
11  
99+
105  

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Difference Between Bracken and Nut Sedge

If you are confused whether Bracken or Nut Sedge 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 Nut Sedge Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Bracken are Nitrogen, Phosphorous and Potassium, whereas for Nut Sedge fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Bracken and Nut Sedge if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Bracken and Nut Sedge

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Bracken and Nut Sedge. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Bracken and Nut Sedge 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 Nut Sedge is Aphrodisiac, Digestive, Diuretic and Tonic. Bracken has beauty benefits as follows: while Nut Sedge has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Bracken vs Nut Sedge

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 Nut Sedge 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 whereas of Nut Sedge have Oral Allergy respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Bracken has no showy fruits and Nut Sedge has no showy fruits. Also Bracken is not flowering and Nut Sedge is not flowering . You can compare Bracken and Nut Sedge facts and facts of other plants too.

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