Adiantum capillus-veneris
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Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 8A 8B 9A 9B
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Venus Maidenhair Fern, Southern Maidenhair
Pteridaceae
Plant Specifics
| Size: | Hanging or low-growing fern, 1-2 ft tall by 1 ft wide | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Phenology: | Evergreen. | |
| Habitats: | Moist hammocks and can grow attached to rock outcroppings if moisture is consistently present in the area. |
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). Note that the range, as shown is where limestore is is near the surface. If you have it planted near concrete or limestore, it should do well throughout Florida. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Part Shade, Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| 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 Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil/Substrate: | Clay, Lime rock, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wildlife
Said to be resistant to deer.