Scientific name: Adiantum venustum
Family: PTERIDACEAE
Common names: “Himalayan maidenhair fern” “Evergreen maidenhair”
Plant Type: Herbaceous evergreen perennial
Conditions:
Zone: 5-8
Light: Full shade – partial shade
Exposure: Sheltered
Soil: Humus rich, moderately fertile
Moisture: moist, well drained, can withstand short periods of drought
Aesthetic:
Plant Size: H 6″ W spreading ground-cover
Leaf and Stem shape: Lacy, triangular 3 pinnate leaves, on wiry black stalks
Flower: none
Pruning: Not required but for aesthetics
Maintenance: Cut dead stalks to the ground or not if soil protection is of importance, will grow back if all stalks cut back, best done early before new shoots emerge. Low maintenance
Landscape use: Groundcover under shrubs and trees, winter interest
Propagate: By spores or rhizomes
Pests & Disease: none in Victoria
*Deer resistant?
Comments: Native to the Himalayas, new growth is pinkish, almost epiphytic (can grow in trees)
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