Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Fern
Flowering Plants
Origin
World, Pandemic
Asia, Europe
Types
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Blue & Purple Rain viola, Bowles' Black pansy, Fizzy Lemonberry pansy, Karma Yellow pansy
Number of Varieties
2150
0
40000
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Habitat
Woodland Garden
Fields, gardens, meadows, rocky outcrops, wastelands
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
9-1
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
Cushion/Mound-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm1.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm0.75 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Blue, Orange, Pink, Red, White
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
-
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Strap shaped
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Rich, Well drained
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Fall, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Full Sun
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, From Rhizomes, Spores
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering
It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses
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
Rich, Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Prune after flowering, Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Caterpillars
Aphids, Crown rot, Downy mildew, Gray mold, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, Root rot, Slugs, Snails, Spot anthracnose
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
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anthelmintic, Antiemetic, Antiseptic, Diuretic, Poultice, Tonic
Asthma, epilepsy, Heart problems
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Adhesive, Basketary, Repellent, Used as a dye, Used in biomass
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Groundcover
Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Foundation
Botanical Name
Pteridium aquilinum
Viola tricolor var. hortensis
Common Name
Bracken, brake, common bracken
Pansy
In Hindi
bracken
स्रीवत
In German
Adlerfarn
Stiefmütterchen
In French
fougère
Pensée
In Spanish
helecho
Pensamiento
In Greek
φτέρη
πανσές
In Portuguese
samambaia
amor-perfeito
In Polish
orlica
Bratek
In Latin
bracken
Cinaede fill
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Pteridophyta
Anthophyta
Class
Filicopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Polypodiales
Malpighiales
Family
Dennstaedtiaceae
Violaceae
Genus
Pteridium
Viola
Clade
-
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
11300
1
27800
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