Maidenhair fern stands out with its dark black rachis (stems), its delicate foliage, and its fan-shaped fronds. Perfect for rock gardens, woodland gardens, and shady outcrops of all sorts, these beauties will reward patient gardeners.
Larval Host for the
1-2'
1-2'
SIZE
SOIL
Moist, Wet, Average, Acidic, Medium, Well-Drained, Humus, Rich
LIGHT
Part Shade, Shade
BENEFITS
Toads, Lizards
NOTES
Easily propagated by rhizome division in early spring or late fall or from spores. Easiest to divide roots during fiddlehead stage.
CHARACTERISTICS
Low Maintenance, Rabbit Resistant, Deer Resistant, Showy, Slow Growing, Will Naturalize
Non-Flowering
Fern
This
flowers in
Northern Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum pedatum
DETAIL VIEW
DESCRIPTION
Maidenhair fern stands out with its dark black rachis (stems), its delicate foliage, and its fan-shaped fronds. Perfect for rock gardens, woodland gardens, and shady outcrops of all sorts, these beauties will reward patient gardeners.