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What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Fern  
Fern  

Origin
-  
Europe  

Types
Subarctic ladyfern, Asplenium ladyfern, Southern Lady Fern  
Asplenium nidus, Asplenium trichomanes, Asplenium rutamuraria  

Number of Varieties
10  
700  
17

Habitat
hedge rows, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade  
Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade  

USDA Hardiness Zone
4-8  
6-8  

AHS Heat Zone
9-1  
8-6  

Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  
-  

Habit
Upright/Erect  
Rosette/Stemless  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
61.00 cm  
99+
20.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
45.70 cm  
99+
20.00 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
-  
-  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
-  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green  
Yellow green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green, Silver  
Yellow green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green, Silver  
Yellow green  

Leaf Color in Winter
-  
Yellow green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Lance shaped  
Narrow  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Summer, Fall  
Spring, Summer, Fall  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Shade  
Full Shade, Partial shade  

Growth Rate
Medium  
Medium  

Type of Soil
Loam  
Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral  
Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
Average  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
-  
-  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
-  
-  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground  
Container, Ground, Pot  

How to Plant?
Spores  
Spores  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Requires consistently moist soil  
Average Water Needs  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral  
Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Type
Loam  
Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Average  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Shade  
Full Shade, Partial Sun  

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in summer  

Pests and Diseases
Red blotch, Slugs  
Red blotch  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
-  

Facts

Flowers
-  
No  

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
Yes  
Yes  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Medium  
Bold  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Glossy  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
No  
No  

Attracts
Butterflies  
Butterflies  

Allergy
Nasal irritation  
Toxic  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
-  
Showy Purposes  

Beauty Benefits
-  
Good for skin and hair  

Edible Uses
Yes  
Insignificant  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification, Provides ground cover  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Anthelmintic, Diuretic, Poultice  
Astringent, Cholagogue, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Expectorant, Vulnerary  

Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root  
Leaves  

Other Uses
useful as a ground cover  
Cosmetics, Used as Ornamental plant, useful as a ground cover  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower  
Foundation, Mixed Border  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
Athyrium filix-femina  
ASPLENIUM scolopendrium  

Common Name
Ladyfern  
Hart’s Tongue Fern  

In Hindi
lady fern  
Burnt Weed Plant  

In German
Wald-Frauenfarn  
Burnt Weed Pflanze  

In French
Athyrium filix-femina  
Weed Burnt Plante  

In Spanish
Athyrium filix-femina  
Weed quemado Planta  

In Greek
lady fern  
Burnt ζιζανίων Φυτό  

In Portuguese
lady fern  
Weed Burnt Plantar  

In Polish
Wietlica samicza  
spalony Weed Roślina  

In Latin
lady fern  
Holocaustum Weed planta  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Pteridophyta  
Pteridophyta  

Class
Polypodiopsida  
Filicopsida  

Order
Polypodiales  
Polypodiales  

Family
Dryopteridaceae  
Aspleniaceae  

Genus
Athyrium  
Asplenium  

Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots  
Eupolypods II  

Tribe
Physematieae  
-  

Subfamily
-  
-  

Number of Species
180  
99+
700  
36

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Difference Between Ladyfern and Burnt Weed

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

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Importance of Ladyfern and Burnt Weed

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Ladyfern and Burnt Weed. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Ladyfern and Burnt Weed 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 Ladyfern is Anthelmintic, Diuretic and Poultice whereas of Burnt Weed is Astringent, Cholagogue, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Expectorant and Vulnerary. Ladyfern has beauty benefits as follows: while Burnt Weed has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Ladyfern vs Burnt Weed

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 Ladyfern vs Burnt Weed 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 Ladyfern are Nasal irritation whereas of Burnt Weed have Toxic respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Ladyfern has no showy fruits and Burnt Weed has no showy fruits. Also Ladyfern is not flowering and Burnt Weed is not flowering . You can compare Ladyfern and Burnt Weed facts and facts of other plants too.

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