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    Also Known As

    • American Maidenhair Fern
    • Five Finger Maindenhair Fern
    • Northern Maidenhair Fern
    • Western Maidenhair Fern

    Plant type

    fern

    size

    • H: 12"-24"
    • W: 12"-48"

    planting zones

    • 3a-10a

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    30 at Gossler Farms

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    37 at Forestfarm

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    Adiantum pedatum plant details

    Adiantum pedatum is a deciduous fern with green foliage. Grows well with bright shade - shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something humidity tolerant and verticillium wilt resistant.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Adiantum pedatum

    Plant type: fern
    Plant family: adiantaceae, pteridaceae
    Foliage: deciduous green
    Mature size: 12 IN - 48 IN - wide, 12 IN - 24 IN - tall
    Uses: colonizing, container plant, showy, woodland garden

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Adiantum pedatum

    USDA Zones: 3a - 10a
    Sun exposure: bright shade - shade
    Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
    Resistant to: humidity and verticillium wilt
    Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

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    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    This eastern U.S. native is a lovely foliaged fern. Wants to grow with plenty of moisture.

    By: Gossler Farms

    (Northern Maidenhair Fern) Beautiful five-fingered fern 1-2’ tall, clumping to 2’ wide; delicate, deciduous, frilly fronds line contrasty black-wire stems.  This one needs shade; consistent moisture in acidic, organically rich, loose soil. One of the hardiest Maidenhairs.

    By: Secret Garden Growers

    This lovely, delicate-looking, deciduous fern is native to the eastern United States where it is found growing in forested slopes, gully bottoms and damp shady woods. Forming clumps 1.5' to 2' tall and featuring finely-textured fronds on wiry brown to black stems. The young fiddleheads emerge pink in spring, before unfurling to light green leaflets arranged in a wide fan. The fine foliage is excellent for use in cut flower arrangements. This fern is a wonderful addition to any shady spot. PSh-S/M

    By: Forestfarm

    Adiantum pedatum is a popular fern with purple-black stems and fan-shaped leaves carrying small green leaflets. Deciduous.

    By: Little Prince of Oregon

    One of my very favorite ferns, a little slow at the starting gate, but give the "Maiden Hair" fern a year or three and she makes a beautiful display. Full shade to part sun. Height gets up to 24" and slowly forms a colony.

    By: Sunshine Farm and Gardens

    This native fern, with its horseshoe whorl of delicate green foliage on wiry dark stems is so elegant, but it is not a plant for dry soil, as this fern thrives in a humus rich evenly moist soil, with good winter drainage. In the right conditions it will grow to 2' tall and over time form clumps as wide.

    By: Avant Gardens

    Black stems fork in half with 3-5 finger-like divisions, each with their own soft, somewhat frilly apple-green leaflets extending in a horseshoe. Deciduous, nicely spreading fern. Really lovely. 16"x16"

    By: Dancing Oaks Nursery

    Adiantum pedatum ~ Purple-black stripes hold fronds that are forked into two major branches that curl with six to eight pinnea per branch. Plant in low sun to full shade & well drained, moist soil. Zones 3 to 8. Height: 18” to 24”. Deciduous.

    By: Sebright Gardens

    Native to eastern North American on wooded slopes and dampish shade sites, this sweet maidenhair fern has frilly fronds arranged in a circle on wiry, nearly black stems to 1-2' tall in clumps to 1-2' wide. Where happy, can spread by rhizomes to form large colonies, a lovely and delicate groundcover for part to full shade where soil is rich and summer water is plentiful. Often grown indoors as well, tolerating low light. Frost hardy to -40 °F, USDA zone 3.

    By: Cistus Nursery

    Maidenhair fern is one of the most beautiful ferns for the garden. The fronds are atypical in that they are palmate -- like a hand with fingers. They are held on black stems. Maidenhair fern is a native of BC and is frequently found on deeply shaded steep banks and cliffs. In the garden, however, it is quite amenable to average garden soils in full to part shade. Synonym: A. pedatum.

    By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

    Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum pedatum) thrives in well-drained to slightly damp soil. The gorgeous foliage of this fern makes a perfect foil for other plants in the woodland garden. Excellent for naturalizing on shaded hillsides, or in any protected shady location. Needs protection from wind to look its best. Hardy to Zones 3 - 8.

    By: Prairie Nursery

    One of the most delicate and graceful ferns they increase slowly and seldom need restraint, indeed I can't imagine having too many of them. The fronds magically unfurl atop their shiny black stems to reveal a swirl of unmatched loveliness. A must for every garden, it prefers a little lime but will tolerate a wide range of soils.

    By: Arrowhead Alpines

    Tallest and boldest of the Adiantums, growing to 18? tall with clumps to 2' in diameter, creeping by stout rootstocks. Dainty, divided, green fronds are produced on wiry, chocolate stems. For best effect, place near constant moisture around a pond or near a stream. Hardy to below 0F. California.

    By: Native Sons

    Fronds 12 - 30 inches long, erect-arching, deciduous. Zones 2 - 8. Spreads by short, creeping rhizomes so it forms small colonies. Likes light to medium shade. Lovely and delicate. Gallon pots.

    By: Hoot Owl Hollow Nursery

    Deciduous.With lances haped fronds that can get up to 14" long, this fern reaches 12-20" in height. These fronds reach out on glossy, dark brown to black stalks. A beautiful textural contrast to your other shade plants. Native to NE America.

    By: Greer Gardens Inc.

    A NW native hanging out in moist shaded places especially loving mossy cliffs in the cooling mist of a nearby waterfall yet very easy in the garden. Nice black stems holding the fronds. The stems were flattened and used for imbrication in basketry by coastal tribes.

    By: Far Reaches Farm

    A graceful yet vigorous fern that bears delicate leaflets on fingerlike branchlets that radiate outward from the top of the frond stalks. Thrives in moist shade, where its creeping rhizomes eventually form a colony. Semi evergreen where winters are mild. AGM winner.

    By: Briggs Plant Propagators

    Gardening facts about Adiantum pedatum plant

    How to Grow Adiantum pedatum

    • Sun Exposure

      • bright shade - shade

    • Water Needs

      • even moisture - regular

    • Soil Needs

      • average
      • well-drained
      • rich

    • Special Situation

      • humidity tolerant
      • verticillium wilt resistant

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green

    • Foliage Season

      • deciduous

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