Adiantum capillus-veneris
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Venus Maidenhair Fern, Southern Maidenhair
Pteridaceae
Plant Specifics
| Form: | Fern | |
| Size: | Hanging or low-growing fern, 1-2 ft tall by 1 ft wide | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | NA | |
| Fruit Color: | NA | |
| Phenology: | Evergreen. | |
| Noted for: | Interesting foliage |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Small specimen plant or groundcover. Also grows well as a container plant. A good addition to a rock garden. Prefers settings that are well drained but moist (Osario 2001). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Propagation: | Spreads gradually and can be propagated by division. Also can be propagated by spores. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Availability: | Friends, FNPS plant sales, Specialty providers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Part Shade, Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| (Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: | Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil or other substrate: | Clay, Lime rock, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil pH: | Calcareous (high pH) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecology
| Wildlife: |
Said to be resistant to deer. | |
| Insects: | ||
| Native Habitats: | Moist hammocks and can grow attached to rock outcroppings if moisture is consistently present in the area. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 8A 8B 9A 9B
USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
| General Comments: | Widespread but sparse distribution in Florida largely based on where limestone is exposed at the surface. |