What is
Life Span
Annual
Type
Fern
Origin
South America, Southern Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand
Types
-
Number of Varieties
30
Rank: 87 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
Bog Garden, Boggy areas, Swamps
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-11
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Information
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm
Rank: 96 (Overall)
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Odd Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Season
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Shade, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Fall, Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Tolerances
-
Care
Where to Plant?
Ground
How to Plant?
By dividing rhizomes, tubers
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Shade, Partial shade
Pruning
Prune for size control
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Does not require fertilizer once established
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Shade areas, Variety of soil types
Facts
Flowers
-
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
2% - Fern Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
98% - Fern Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
✔
✘
2% - Fern Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
5% - Fern Garden Plants
Invasive
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
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25% - Fern Garden Plants
Attracts
Aphids, Deers, Scale Insects
Allergy
-
Benefits
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Formal Garden, Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
64% - Fern Garden Plants
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Other Uses
useful as a ground cover
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
41% - Fern Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
All - Fern Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Scientific Name
Botanical Name
RUMOHRA adiantiformis
Common Name
leatherleaf fern
leathery shieldfern
iron fern
7-weeks-fern
climbing shield fern
In Hindi
leatherleaf
In German
Leatherleaf
In French
Leatherleaf
In Spanish
leatherleaf
In Greek
Leatherleaf
In Portuguese
leatherleaf
In Polish
Leatherleaf
In Latin
Leatherleaf
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Polypodiopsida
Order
Polypodiales
Family
Dryopteridaceae
Genus
Rumohra
Clade
-
Tribe
-
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
50
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27800
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