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Adiantum pedatum
Maidenhair Fern
Plant Type:
FERNSAdiantum pedatum – Maidenhair Fern, lovely and delicate. Wiry black-purple stems support the fronds. This delicate fern is just beautiful in the shade garden. Adiantum pedatum is a clumping fern that will slowly increase its girth. A must in woodland shade. Not always the easiest to establish but if able it will very slowly increase is breadth in the garden and will always delight. Please scroll down to the overview of ferns for more purple prose. Please scroll down to the overview of ferns for more purple prose. Pot grown division.
Characteristics and Attributes for Adiantum pedatum
Season of Interest (Foliage)
- Spring / Summer
Nature Attraction
- Deer Resistant
Light
- Dappled Shade
- Shade
Attributes
- Foliage
- Woodland
- Natural Garden
Growth Rate in the Garden
- Slow
Soil
- Acid
- Fertile
- Moist
- Draining
Origins
- East Asia
- North America
- Himalayas
Propagated By
- Division