Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Fern
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Northeastern United States, Eastern Asia
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Types
Osmunda claytoniana
Schefflera actinophylla
Number of Varieties
2900
0
40000
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Habitat
Forest margins, Roadsides, Terrestrial
Bog Garden, Shaded sites
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-9-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
-
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm900.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm150.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lance shaped
Obtuse
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Spores
Cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water Deeply, Water when soil is dry
Do not water frequently, Needs less watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Shape and thin as needed
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Mealybugs
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Mites
Allergy
Skin irritation
contact allergic dermatitis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Borders, Decorating walls
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Blood disorders
-
Part of Plant Used
Buds
-
Other Uses
Culinary use
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Groundcover, Mixed Border
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Houseplant, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical
Botanical Name
OSMUNDA claytoniana
SCHEFFLERA 'Amate'
Common Name
Interrupted Fern
Schefflera
In Hindi
बाधित फर्न
Schefflera
In German
unterbrochen Fern
Schefflera
In French
Fern interrompu
Schefflera
In Spanish
helecho interrumpido
Schefflera
In Greek
διακοπεί Fern
Schefflera
In Portuguese
Fern interrompido
Schefflera
In Polish
przerwana Fern
Schefflera
In Latin
Fern intermissis
Schefflera
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Pteridophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Polypodiopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Osmundales
Apiales
Family
Osmundaceae
Araliaceae
Genus
Osmunda
Schefflera
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
1700
1
27800
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