1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
1.4 Types
Pteridium arachnoideum, Pteridium caudatum, Pteridium centrali-africanum
Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
meadows, Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade
Subtropical climates, Wet Woods
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
60.96 cm1,000.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
91.44 cm10.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Lime Green
Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Gold, Brown
Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
Not Available
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Divison, Spores
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Medium
Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Insects
Deers, Rabbits, Rats, Squirrels
5.12 Allergy
Carcinogenic, Stomach cancers
allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Inflammation, Throat itching
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Good for skin
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Agroforestry, Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Anthelmintic, Antiemetic, Antiseptic, Diuretic, Poultice, Refrigerant, Tonic
Clears heat, Cold, fidgeting, Treating fever, Urinary tract problems
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
Leaves, Stem
6.2.3 Other Uses
Adhesive, Basketary, Used as a dye, Used for making soaps, Used in biomass
Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Groundcover
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
PTERIDIUM aquilinum
BAMBUSA oldhamii
7.2 Common Name
Bracken, Western brackenfern, Decomposition brackenfern, Hairy brackenfern
Clumping Bamboo, Giant Timber Bamboo, Oldham's Bamboo
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Bracken Fern Pflanze
Bambus
7.2.3 In French
Bracken Fern Plante
Bambou
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
Bracken Fern Plant
μπαμπού
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Bracken Planta Fern
bambu
7.2.7 In Polish
Bracken Fern roślin
Bambus
7.2.8 In Latin
Pteridium aquilinum Planta
Bamboo
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Pteridophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
Pteridium Gleditsch
Bambusa
8.7 Clade
Not Available
Not Available
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species