American Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum pedatum

Pronunciation: ad-ee-AN-tum ped-AH-tum
SKU #08362
3-8

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A popular cold hardy, North American native fern with distinctive, fan-shaped, lacy, green fronds on shiny black, curved stems. Spreads quickly in moist, lightly shaded areas with good air circulation. Use among traditional woodland plants beneath shade trees. Deciduous.
LIGHT: Filtered sun, Full shade, Partial shade
WATER: Keep soil moist to wet.
SIZE: Forms dense clumps, 2 ft. tall and wide; slowly spreads with age.

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This Plant's Growing Zones: 3-8

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Bloom Time Prized for foliage.
Deciduous/Evergreen Deciduous
Special Features North American Native
Problems/Solutions Deer Resistant
Growth Rate Slow
Growth Habit Spreading
Landscape Use Border, Container, Hillside
Foliage Color Green
Companion Plants Coral Bells (Heuchera); Columbine (Aquilegia); Hosta (Hosta); Lungwort (Pulmonaria); Bleeding Heart (Dicentra)
Care Instructions Thrives in enriched, acidic, moist, well-drained soils. Water deeply, regularly in first growing season to establish an extensive root system; once established water regularly to maintain evenly moist soil. Feed frequently during growing season with general purpose fertilizer. Remove old fronds after new growth begins in spring.
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Bloom TimePrized for foliage.
Deciduous/EvergreenDeciduous
Special FeaturesNorth American Native
Problems/SolutionsDeer Resistant
Growth RateSlow
Growth HabitSpreading
Style
Landscape UseBorder, Container, Hillside
Foliage ColorGreen
Companion PlantsCoral Bells (Heuchera); Columbine (Aquilegia); Hosta (Hosta); Lungwort (Pulmonaria); Bleeding Heart (Dicentra)
Care
Care InstructionsThrives in enriched, acidic, moist, well-drained soils. Water deeply, regularly in first growing season to establish an extensive root system; once established water regularly to maintain evenly moist soil. Feed frequently during growing season with general purpose fertilizer. Remove old fronds after new growth begins in spring.

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We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.