Adiantum pedatum

Description

Common Name: Northern maidenhair fern 

Adiantum pedatum, commonly called northern maidenhair fern, is a deciduous, clump-forming fern and is most frequently found on rich wooded slopes, ravine bottoms and damp shady woods. Frilly fronds develop from reddish-brown stems. Crosiers (fiddleheads) are decorative and emerge pink in spring. 

Size: 2.5″ Potted Plant

Height: 1.0-2.5’

Spread: 1.0-1.5’

Frond Description: Features finely-textured, somewhat frilly fronds which have curved stalks and are palmately-divided (i.e., fronds divide into finger-like projections). Wiry stems are reddish-brown to black. Crosiers (coiled young fiddleheads) emerge pink in spring.

Light Requirement: Partial Shade to Full Shade.

Soil Type: Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in part shade to full shade. Prefers moist, humusy, acidic soils.

Hardiness Zones: 4,5,6,7,8,9

Attributes: Ornamental Fern, Deer Resistant, Shade Tolerant, Coloured Fiddleheads, Coloured Stem, Showy Foliage, Foliage Interest, Drought Tolerant, Woodland

Care: Easy Care