Adiantum pedatum (Maidenhair Fern)

(American Maidenhair Fern, Five Fingered Maidenhair Fern, Northern Maidenhair Fern)

Delicate, green horseshoe-shaped fronds seem to float on dark maroon-black arching stems and make this one the most graceful of all ferns. Height 18-24″.

Deciduous. Delicate, green horseshoe-shaped fronds seem to float on dark maroon-black arching stems and make this one the most graceful of all ferns. Height 18-24".

Prefers average, humusy, medium to moist well drained soil. Do not allow to dry out. Tolerates heavy shade. Spreads by rhizomes to form large colonies.

  • USDA Hardiness Zone(s): 3-8
  • Exposure: Full Shade, Part Shade