Adiantum aethiopicum

Botanical Name:

Common Name:

Maidenhair fern

Family:

Adiantaceae

Description:

A rhizomatous, clump forming fern with light green drooping fronds that can be up to 30cm long. Individual leaflets are fan shaped and have a delicate appearance. Best grown in light shade and moist rich soil. Can be semi-deciduous in colder climates.

H: 0.25m Spread: 0.4m

Uses:

Suitable for terraniums, hanging baskets, pot plants both indoors and outdoors, south facing gardens, as a ground cover or garden filler and in mass plantings.

Propagation:

By dividing or spores

Reference:

The gardeners encyclopaedia of new zealand native plants by Yvonne Cave & Valda Paddison.