Adiantum x tracyi

Also Known As

Tracy's Maidenhair Fern

Plant type

fern

size

H: 12"-24"
W: 12"-24"

planting zones

6a-10b

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Adiantum x tracyi plant details

Adiantum x tracyi is an evergreen fern with green foliage. Grows well with bright shade - shade and even moisture - occasional water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Adiantum x tracyi

Plant type: fern
Plant family: adiantaceae, pteridaceae
Foliage: evergreen green
Mature size: 12 IN - 24 IN - wide, 12 IN - 24 IN - tall
Uses: container plant, easy-to-grow, woodland garden, year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Adiantum x tracyi

USDA Zones: 6a - 10b
Sun exposure: bright shade - shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - occasional
Resistant to: verticillium wilt
Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Tracy's maidenhair fern (Adiantum x tracyi) is an attractive sterile cross between A. jordanii (maternal parent) and A. aleuticum that occurs where the two species grow together in California. It is a protected California native fern. It can grow to 1-2 feet tall and wide with light green, lacy foliage on black stipes. Our tissue cultured clones are heat tolerant.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

Maidenhair Fern, a result of A. aleuticum and A. jordanii; wiry black stems contrast nicely with the soft, bright green leaves that dangle from them. This west coast native prefers light shade in cool, moist woodland soil, where it will create a nice expanding clump 18-20”tall. Easy to grow, will adapt to pot life. USDA Zone 6-9 3" pot

By: Secret Garden Growers

Will get 12” tall with filmy deep green fronds. The black stems make a great contrast.

By: Gossler Farms

Adiantum x tracyi is a naturally occurring hybrid that displays evergreen to semi-evergreen, rich green fronds in a horizontally arching habit. Maidenhair ferns thrive in neutral to acidic, loose, richly organic soil. Excellent for mass plantings, rock gardens, containers, in woodlands, and naturalized landscapes.

By: Little Prince of Oregon

Naturally occurring cross between A. aleuticum & A. jordanii provide the best attributes of parents with attractive triangular fronds. Plant in light shade & moist soil. Height: 12”. Zones 7 to 10. Evergreen.

By: Sebright Gardens

Adiantum aleuticum (Western Maidenhair) and Adiantum jordanii (California Fan Maidenhair) produced naturally this Maidenhair hybrid that is reportedly particularly cold-hardy, and is curiously evergreen while its parents are not. Like the other Maidenhairs, it has black-stemmed delicate arching fronds and forms a feathery green mound. 2' tall clump.