Rosy Australian Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum hispidulum

Pronunciation: ad-ee-AN-tum hiss-PID-yoo-lum
SKU #00501
7-8

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OVERVIEW
Description Beautiful rose-colored new leaves contrast with the leathery dark green mature foliage and dark green, shiny stems. Use among traditional woodland perennials beneath shade trees. Great for lush effects combined with exotic tropicals. Semi-evergreen.
Light Full shade, Partial shade
Watering Keep soil consistently moist.
Blooms Prized for foliage.
Mature Size Moderate growing; forms foliage clumps 2 ft. tall and wide.
DETAILS
Deciduous/Evergreen Semi-Evergreen
Special Features Dramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care
Problems/Solutions Deer Resistant
Growth Rate Moderate
Growth Habit Spreading
STYLE
Landscape Use Container
Design Ideas Excellent choice for lightly shaded nooks and crannies of smaller homes, condos and townhouses. Perfect choice for front of warm climate azaleas where stems are overly visible. Problem solver for conditions beneath trees and shrubs where bare ground presents unattractive appearance and to reduce weed growth. A natural for planting amidst rocks and logs in the wild shade garden. A superior choice for Asian inspired gardens that need growing season color.
Foliage Color Dark Green
Companion Plants Coral Bells (Heuchera); Lungwort (Pulmonaria); Hosta (Hosta); Ligularia (Ligularia); Bleeding Heart (Dicentra)
CARE
Care Thrives in enriched, acidic, well-drained soils with bright shade. 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.
HISTORY
Lore The term maidenhair has come to refer to plants with a uniquely veined fan-shaped leaf such as the Ginkgo tree and ferns of genus Adiantum.

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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.