1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants, Herbs
Fern
1.3 Origin
Not Available
Europe, Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Western Europe, Turkey
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Not Available
Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
40.00 cm90.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
30.00 cm60.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Partial shade, Partial Sun
Full Shade, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Late Summer
All year
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Not Available
Drought, Dry Conditions, Light Frost, Shade areas, Variety of soil types
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Cuttings
Divison, From Rhizomes, Spores
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
when new, water every week
4.4.2 In Summer
Ample Water
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Partial shade, Partial Sun
Full Shade, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
10-10-10 diluted liquid fertilizer, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Leaf spot, Root knot nematode, Root rot, Verticillium Wilt
Red blotch
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
Not Available
Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
5.12 Allergy
Cough, flushing of face, Low blood pressure, restlessness, stinging, Throat itching, tremor
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Used for making hedges
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
No Beauty Benefits
Good for skin
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
convulsions, Heart problems, painful urination, spasmodic pain
Poultice, Sore throat, Tonsillitis
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root, Seeds
Leaves, Root, Stem
6.2.3 Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Mixed Border
Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Plectranthus barbatus
POLYSTICHUM setiferum
7.2 Common Name
Coleus forskohlii, Indian coleus
Alaska fern
7.2.1 In Hindi
पत्थरचूर
Soft Shield Fern
7.2.2 In German
Harfensträucher
Grannen-Schildfarn
7.2.3 In French
Coléus à forskoline, Coléus de l'Inde
Soft Shield Fern
7.2.4 In Spanish
Coleus forskohlii
Soft Shield Fern
7.2.5 In Greek
Coleus Forskohlii
Soft Shield Fern
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Boldo-de-jardim, Boldo-da-terra
Soft Shield Fern
7.2.7 In Polish
Coleus Forskohlii
Soft Shield Fern
7.2.8 In Latin
Coleus Forskohlii
Soft Shield Fern
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Pteridophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Filicopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
Lamiaceae
Dryopteridaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Not Available
8.8 Tribe
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8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species