1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
North America
Southwestern United States, Texas, Mexico
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Damp shady woods, Wet ground, Wet lands
driveways, open Woodlands, Roadsides, Rocky areas, Slopes, tree wells
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
4
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
60.00 cm50.80 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
60.00 cm55.90 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Non Flowering Plant
Not Available
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
Non Fruiting Plant
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Green, Light Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Bronze
Green, Yellow green, Tan
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Green, Yellow green, Gold, Tan
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, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Fall, Spring, Summer
Early Summer, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Water Deeply, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water occasionally, Water slowly, and allow to dry completely between soakings
Do not water excessively
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
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Shade, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Requires little pruning
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Apply 12-6-6 fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Leaf curl, Leaf rust, Red blotch, Scale, Scale insects
Not Available, 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
Butterflies
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Bog Garden, Borders
Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, small hedge
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
No Medicinal Use
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Not Available
Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Groundcover, Mixed Border
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Container, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
THELYPTERIS kunthii
NASSELLA tenuissima
7.2 Common Name
Kunth's maiden fern, southern shield fern, maiden ferns
Finestem Needlegrass, Mexican Feather Grass
7.2.1 In Hindi
Southern Shield Fern
Mexican Feather Grass
7.2.2 In German
Southern Shield Fern
Mexikanische Federgras
7.2.3 In French
Southern Shield Fern
Mexicaine Herbe Feather
7.2.4 In Spanish
Southern Shield Fern
Pluma hierba mexicana
7.2.5 In Greek
Southern Shield Fern
Μεξικού Αστραπή Grass
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Southern Shield Fern
Mexican Pena Relva
7.2.7 In Polish
Southern Shield Fern
Mexican Feather trawy
7.2.8 In Latin
Southern Shield Fern
Mexicanus Pluma Grass
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Polypodiopsida
Liliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Not Available
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species