1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Fern
1.3 Origin
Europe, Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Western Europe, Turkey
1.4 Types
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
9-5
1.8 Sunset Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Not Available
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Saw-tooth like
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Shade, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
All year
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Drought, Dry Conditions, Light Frost, Shade areas, Variety of soil types
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Divison, From Rhizomes, Spores
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
when new, water every week
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Shade, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
None
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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5.5 Showy Bark
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Fine
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Glossy
5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
Not Available
5.10 Self-Sowing
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5.11 Attracts
Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Good for skin
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Poultice, Sore throat, Tonsillitis
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root, Stem
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
POLYSTICHUM setiferum
7.2 Common Name
Alaska fern
7.2.1 In Hindi
Soft Shield Fern
7.2.2 In German
Grannen-Schildfarn
7.2.3 In French
Soft Shield Fern
7.2.4 In Spanish
Soft Shield Fern
7.2.5 In Greek
Soft Shield Fern
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Soft Shield Fern
7.2.7 In Polish
Soft Shield Fern
7.2.8 In Latin
Soft Shield Fern
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Pteridophyta
8.3 Class
Filicopsida
8.4 Order
Polypodiales
8.5 Family
Dryopteridaceae
8.6 Genus
Polystichum
8.7 Clade
Not Available
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species