Plant Name: Adiantum pediatum
Common name: Maidenhair Fern
Plant type: Fern
Height: 1’ – 2 ½’
Spread: 1’ – 1 ½’
Bloom Time: Not Applicable
Flower Color: Not Applicable
Exposure: Part Shade to Shade
Soil Requirements: Well-Drained, Humusy, Acidic, Moist Soil
Water Needs: Medium
Attributes: Finely textured, frilly fronds with curved stalks, fronds divided into finger-like projections. Wiry stems are reddish-brown to black. Coiled young fiddleheads emerge pink in spring.
Note: High summer heat may cause fronds to brown by mid to late summer, particularly if good soil moisture is not maintained and/or plants are grown in too much sun.
Uses: Attractive ornamental fern for the shaded border, woodland garden, shaded rock garden or native plant garden. Combine with broad leaves.
Native to: North America
Oregon Native: YES
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3 – 8

Report by: Viki Ashford

Photo by: Carlotta Lucas