Adiantum pedatum
Maiden Hair Fern
USDA Hardiness Zone 3-8
A very graceful deciduous fern.
The finely cut, shell shaped fronds offer a soft, tropical feel to the shade garden.
Height
12-20 Inches
Spread
12-16 Inches
When to Divide
spring, only if needed
Good Companions
Japanese Windflower Anemone (Anemone ), Columbine (Aquilegia flabellata), False Spirea (Astilbe simplicifolia), Masterwort (Astrantia major), Heartleaf Bergenia, Pigsqueak (Bergenia cordifolia), Branched Bugbane (Cimicifuga ramosa), Old Fashioned Bleeding Heart (Dicentra spectabilis), Shooting Star (Dodecatheon meadia), Barrenwort (Epimedium rubrum), Grayleaf Cranesbill (Geranium cinereum), Variegated Japanese Sedge (Carex morrowii), Foamy Bells (Heucherella ), Siberian Iris (Iris sibirica), Spotted Dead Nettle (Lamium maculatum), Forget-Me-Not (Myosotis sylvatica), Foamflower (Tiarella ), Bugleweed (Ajuga reptans), Mini Hosta (Hosta ), Coral Bells (Heuchera Precious Gems ), Primrose (Primula vulgaris), Mini Hosta (Hosta ), Hosta (Hosta ), Barrenwort (Epimedium ), Solomon's Seal (Polygonatum biflorum nanum)Characteristics & Attributes
Attributes & Uses
| • | Crafts |
| • | Cut Flowers |
Critter Resistance
| • | Deer Resistant |
Exposure
| • | Shade |
| • | Partial Shade |
Foliage Color
| • | Dark Green |
Season of Interest (Foliage)
| • | Spring |
| • | Summer |
Soil Moisture Preference
| • | Moist but well-drained |
| • | Rich |
