Angel Wings, Tailed Maidenhair, Trailing Maidenhair

Adiantumcaudatum

Genus
Adiantum (ad-ee-AN-tum)
Species
caudatum (kaw-DAH-tum)
Synonym
Adiantum lyratum
Adiantum caudatum var. angustilobatum
Sun Exposure
Partial to Full Shade
Foliage
Grown for foliage
Evergreen
Height
under 6 in. (15 cm)
6-12 in. (15-30 cm)
12-18 in. (30-45 cm)
Spacing
18-24 in. (45-60 cm)
Hardiness
Not Applicable
Danger
N/A
Bloom Color
Inconspicuous/none
Bloom Time
N/A
Other Details
Category
Ferns
Water Requirements
Foliage Color
Where to Grow
Can be grown as an annual
Suitable for growing in containers
Bloom Characteristics
Bloom Size
Other details
Soil pH requirements
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)
Patent Information
Non-patented
Propagation Methods
By dividing the rootball
Seed Collecting
N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed
Regional

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El Sobrante, CA (Zone 9b) | March 2007 | neutral

Purchased from Home Depot (where it was tagged as a "Bronze Venus Fern"). This maidenhair fern has very distinctive fronds which have a b...Read More

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| January 2005 | neutral

this plant has a minimum temperature requirement of 50F

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Mercer, PA (Zone 5a) | October 2004 | neutral

Reddish green fronds, produces plantlets on the end of the fronds. Best grown in a hanging basket of some sort. The species is native to ...Read More

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