Brake Ferns - Guide how to grow and care

Brake Ferns - Guide how to grow and care

Thursday, September 22

Brake Fern

Brake fern is also called Pteridium aquilinum and is light green to dark green. These ferns mostly grow on rocks in tropical and subtropical regions. Brake Ferns are of wide varieties and suitable for growing near ponds or areas where the soil gets adequate water. You can plant them in pots as well.

The brake fern has triangular-shaped fronds and can grow about 2-4 feet long and spread about 1 to 3 feet. Some of the brake ferns are used for medicinal purposes, and some are said to be poisonous as well. It is advisable to grow them where they can be out of reach for children.

Brake Fern - Pteris spp. - Calyx Flowers, Inc

Leaves of the Brake Fern

The leaves are coarse-textured and are consumed by cattle and horses. The leaves of this plant remain green throughout the year, making it a perennial plant. The brake fern or Pteridium aquilinum can grow in sandy, acidic, and rocky terrain. The stem of this plant is a little hairy and is U or O shaped in cross-section. The stems are usually rigid and grooved like the leaf.

The roots of Brake Fern dig into the soil up to 10 feet deep. These roots are scaly and black. They have active growth during the spring and summer seasons. The Brake Fern or Pteridium aquilinum is generally erect and has an average life span. These ferns have survived in temperatures as low as -43 °F. They can grow in soils with a pH level of 4.5 – 7.0.

These plants can be grown indoors in partial sunlight or even no sunlight. The average height of this plant can be up to 4 feet. You can grow this plant in your home garden with dry and woody plants or trees so that it acts as a groundcover and enhances the look of your garden.

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