Maidenhair Fern
Planted
April 20, 2024
Names
- Common Names
- Southern Maidenhair Fern, Venus'-hair Fern, Venus Maidenhair Fern
Growth
- Height
- 6-12 inches
- Spread
- 10-24 inches
- Growth Rate
- Moderate
Appearance
- Bloom Color
- Insignificant
- Foliage Color
- Green
- Fall Foliage Color
- Green
Environment
- Hardiness Zones
- Zones 5b-9b
- Sunlight Requirements
- Ideal sunlight: partial shade to deep shade
- Soil Type
- Well-drained, loamy, sandy, or clay soil with calcareous (high pH) conditions
- Soil Drainage
- Moist, well-drained soil that is not saturated
- Soil pH
- Alkaline
Lifecycle
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Leaf Lifecycle
- Deciduous
- Seasons of Interest
- Spring and Summer
- Bloom Time
- Summer
Reproduction
- Propagation Methods
- Division and spores
Wildlife
- Attracts Wildlife
- Does not attract bees, hummingbirds, butterflies, or other pollinators; provides shelter and nesting materials for birds and small mammals.
References
- Adiantum capillus-veneris - Native Plant Society of Texas
- Adiantum capillus-veneris, Maidenhair Fern.
- Adiantum capillus-veneris (Southern Maidenhair Fern, Venus'-hair Fern, Venus Maidenhair Fern) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
- Adiantum capillus-veneris - Species Page - ISB: Atlas of Florida Plants
- Adiantum capillus-veneris | maidenhair fern Ferns/RHS
- Adiantum capillus-veneris | Adiantum veneris | Black Maidenhair Fern | Southern Maidenhair Fern | plant lust
- Adiantum capillus-veneris | Kiefer Nursery: Trees, Shrubs, Perennials
- Adiantum capillus-veneris - Native Plant Database
- Southern Maiden Hair
- Florida Native Plant Society (FNPS)
- Adiantum capillus-veneris – eFlora of India
- Adiantum capillus-veneris - Sloat Garden Center
- Adiantum Capillus Plant Care & Growing Basics: Water, Light, Soil, Propagation etc. | PlantIn
- Adiantum capillus-veneris - Venus hair
- Florida Native Plant Society (FNPS)
- Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum capillus-veneris)
- Adiantum capillus-veneris (Maidenhair Fern) - Practical Plants
- Maidenhair Fern | Plant Addicts
- How To Grow Adiantum capillus-veneris | EarthOne
- Southern maidenhair fern - Adiantum capillus-veneris (Care, Characteristics, Symbolism, Images)
- Maidenhair fern (Adiantum capillus-veneris) - Focal Farm