Scientific Name:
Adiantum pedatum
Pronunciation:
ad-ee-AN-tum pih-DAY-tum
Common Name:
maidenhair fern
Family Name:
Pteridaceae
Plant Type:
Fern
Key ID Features:
Frond with black stipe and fan-shaped blade with (3-)7-9 pinnae, most elliptical, 15-22(-30)cm long x 3-5cm wide; central pinnules mostly oblong, 10-25mm long x 8-13mm wide, apex obtuse with a few small shallow lobes, margin entire on one side, opposite margin with reflexed lobes partially covering oblong sori, 1-3mm long.
Habit:
Irregular, Pendulous, Spreading
Form:
Round
Texture:
Fine
Mature Height:
0.4 - 0.7m
Mature Spread:
0.6 - 1.0m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
B.C. west of Cascades, U.S. - northwest
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 2: (-46 to -40 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun only if soil kept moist, Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade, Deep shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Humus rich, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Accent plant, Alpine, Bedding plant, Cut flower or foliage, Fall interest, Forestry, Ground cover, Group or mass planting, Indoor plant, Mixed shrub border, Perennial border, Small garden/space, Summer interest, Waterside planting, Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound, Fern-like
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Compound Leaf:
Digitate (palmate), Odd-pinnate, Bipinnate
Colour in Summer:
Green, Purple
Colour in Fall:
Green, Purple
Shapes:
Elliptic, Oblong
Apices:
Obtuse
Bases:
Cuneate, Oblique (uneven)
Margins:
Pinnately lobed
Inflorescence Type:
Flower Morphology:
Colour (petals):
No flowers
Flower Time at Peak:
Fruit Type:
Sporangium (spores)
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Jul, Aug
Additional Info:
Not showy,
Bark or Stem Colour:
Additional Info:
no above ground stem
Organ Modifications:
Rhizomes
Propagation:
Spore, Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Scale insects (Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant)
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
- Level 4 Apprenticeship
Location(s):
- (BCE) Boulevard (Circular) Eastend
- (TFL) Turf Field Lab
- (TFLW) Turf Field Lab West
- (WLG) WoodLand Garden